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  1. 3 days ago · There was not, there is not and there will never be anyone like Jim Thorpe, the American athlete born in Oklahoma in 1887. His legacy is so special, so vast, that even now, over 70 years after his ...

  2. 1 day ago · The only two athletes who precede Owens' performance on that list are Jim Thorpe – who won the gold in the decathlon and pentathlon in 1912; and Babe Didrikson Zaharias – who won three medals ...

  3. 4 days ago · With the Winter Olympic Games getting underway and the stage set for Super Bowl LVI, the Pocono Television Network announces it will show the feature film “Jim Thorpe - All American” on three dates starting Sunday.

  4. 5 days ago · Back in 1912, though, the amateur rules were strict. Even though Jim Thorpe won the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon that year, he was stripped of both medals because, a few years earlier, while in college, he received $2 per game and $35 per week playing baseball in the East Carolina League.

  5. 3 days ago · Jim Thorpe: At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Thorpe had taken the world by storm, setting records in both the decathlon and pentathlon all-around events. King Gustav V had rightfully praised him, saying, “Sir, you are now the greatest athlete in the world.” Following an exhausting round ...

  6. 4 days ago · Find out The Best Things to Do in Jim Thorpe, PA. Whether you want to ride a vintage train, visit a haunted jail, hike to a waterfall, or enjoy a cozy bed and breakfast, Jim Thorpe, PA, has it all.

  7. 2 days ago · The games were the first to have art competitions, women's diving, women's swimming, and the first to feature both the decathlon and the new pentathlon, both won by the American Jim Thorpe. Electric timing was introduced in athletics, while the host country disallowed boxing.

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