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EXCLUSIVE: Thorpe, a drama about the formative years of Native American Olympic track and field Gold Medalist Jim Thorpe, is on a fast track, just in time for Native American Heritage Month.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals ...
But locals call it something else now: Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Mayor Michael Sofranko is a lifelong Thorper: "In 1970, when we'd go somewhere and they'd say, 'Where you from?' And I'd say ...
It’s been over a century, but Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe will finally be recognized for his sporting dominance. On Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced they will reinstate ...
Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes in history, was stripped of his decathlon and pentathlon titles for violating rules against professionalism. By Victor Mather and Tariq Panja Jim Thorpe ...
After decades of lobbying from family and supporters, Jim Thorpe, widely considered one of America’s greatest athletes, will finally be recognized as the sole winner of the pentathlon and ...
This story is adapted from “Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe,” which will be published Aug. 9. For 20 long years after Jim Thorpe signed a contract with Hollywood, the sporting ...
More than a century later, Jim Thorpe’s Olympic legacy has been officially restored. Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the talented athlete will be reinstated ...