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#OTD in 1973, Richard Nixon declared Jim Thorpe as the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century. In addition to being an Olympic champion, pro baseball player and arguably the greatest college football player of all time, Thorpe was also the NFL's first president and put pro football on the map. | Pro Football Hall of Fame
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#OTD in 1973, Richard Nixon declared Jim Thorpe as the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century. In addition to being an Olympic champion, pro baseball player and arguably the greatest college football player of all time, Thorpe was also the NFL's first president and put pro football on the map. | Pro Football Hall of Fame
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"Mobituaries": The final resting place of sports superstar Jim Thorpe
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As the Football Hall of Fame, we primarily recognize Jim Thorpe's accomplishments on the gridiron on the 136-year anniversary of his birth. However, it was Thorpe's overall athletic excellence that led to him being named “The Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the Century.” | Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Mo Rocca investigates how Jim Thorpe, once celebrated as America's greatest athlete, ended up buried in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, a town in which he never set foot. (Note: A previous version was deleted so that we could fix a pronunciation.) https://cbsn.ws/3tPLORD | CBS Sunday Morning
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PERSONS OF THE WEEK: U.S. Olympian Jim Thorpe, considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, was reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon. David Muir reports on the victory 110 years in the making and those who fought for him. https://abcn.ws/3cetskG | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
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While Jim Thorpe was legendary for his performances in several sports, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we most remember his impact on the NFL, where he was both the league's first president and star player. On the 70-year anniversary of Thorpe's passing, we celebrate this impact. #HOFForever 📹: NFL Films | Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Jim Thorpe’s story is one of resilience, talent, and legacy. Born in Oklahoma to Native American parents, he rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. Excelling in football, baseball, and track and field, Thorpe won Olympic gold, led teams to championships, and shattered barriers for Indigenous athletes. Today, the town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, carries his name — a lasting tribute to a man whose impact reached far beyond the playing field, i
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In 1912, Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation) was declared the "greatest athlete in the world" after winning Olympic gold in both the pentathlon and decathlon, only to have his medals stripped a year later over a $2-per-game semi-pro baseball stint. Despite later helping found the NFL and playing professional baseball, Thorpe died broke in a trailer, and his body was essentially sold to a Pennsylvania town he never visited just to afford a proper burial. While the IOC finally restored his medals deca
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How a Pennsylvania Town Bought an Athlete's Body and Changed Its Name Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania, Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania, Jim Thorpe athlete, Pennsylvania town names, Pennsylvania history, coal region Pennsylvania, unusual town stories The town of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania was economically dying in the 1950s, so it made a deal to receive Jim Thorpe's body in exchange for renaming itself after him. Jim Thorpe never visited the town, and his sons fought for decades to move the body back to tribal l
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