Phyllis L. LeopoldMrs. Phyllis L. Leopold, 78, of 68 W. 13th St., Jim Thorpe, wife of William E. Leopold, passed away this morning in Lehigh Valley Hospital. Phyllis and Bill were married 56 years.… ...

The story of Jim Thorpe, Oklahoma's most famous athlete, could soon be coming to television screens across the country. | VIDEO ABOVE | Jim Thorpe’s Presidential Medal of Freedom on display at ...

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 ...