Monday, August 22, 2016

He played pro football, pro basketball and pro baseball...............was a boxer as well..............he even surprised the King of Sweden......


Memorable Olympic Moments: Jim Thorpe, Stockholm 1912 - Infoplease

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On the boat trip over to Sweden the naturally gifted Thorpe mostly napped while his teammates trained. At the Games' closing ceremonies King Gustav V told ...

Why Are Jim Thorpe's Olympic Records Still Not Recognized? | History ...

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When King Gustaf V of Sweden placed two gold medals around Thorpe's neck for winning the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon and pronounced him the ...

Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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James Francis "Jim" Thorpe was an American Olympic athlete and gold medalist. A member of .... For the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, two new multi-event disciplines were included, the pentathlon and the decathlon. ... Several sources recount that, when awarding Thorpe his prize, King Gustav said, "You, ...
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Jim Thorpe The World's Greatest Athlete

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This label will probably be debated by many, but Thorpe's accomplishments speak louder than words. King Gustav V of Sweden told Thorpe: "Sir, you are the ...

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