At the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Jim Thorpe made his mark on the biggest sporting stage in the world. Thorpe, who was born into the Sac and Fox Nation, became the first Native American to win an ...

The brand new sports documentary "Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning" explores the legendary journey of Jim Thorpe, a Native American icon whose athletic prowess reshaped the landscape of 20th-century ...

Thorpe was a two-way player on those teams. "If we look at the NFL today, there is nobody who does what Jim Thorpe did back in the day," ESPN's Adam Schefter says during the documentary.

What makes his journey so unique, says Eyre, is that people admired Thorpe even though at the time he wasn’t a U.S. Citizen. “Native Americans weren’t even U.S. citizens until 1924 yet he ...

Recognized as perhaps the great athlete of all time, James "Jim" Thorpe excelled in every sport he attempted. A Sac-Fox Native American, Thorpe was a two-time All-American in football and starred in ...

A new project by the History Channel explores the triumphs and injustices of Jim Thorpe’s career. “He’s one of the greatest Americans,” the director Chris Eyre said.