One of the great stories in American sports history - the real-life yarn of Jim Thorpe, the Indian athlete - is compellingly told in Jim Thorpe - All-American. Only a few fictional liberties have ...

EXCLUSIVE: Thorpe, a drama about the formative years of Native American Olympic track and field Gold Medalist Jim Thorpe, is on a fast track, just in time for Native American Heritage Month.

Jim Thorpe. Basic Information Status: Hall of Fame Gender: Male Date of Birth: 5/28/1888. Athletics Information ... A Sac-Fox Native American, Thorpe was a two-time All-American in football and ...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Jim Thorpe, All-American, the man of bronze, who became the greatest athlete of all time, an Oklahoma Indian lad whose untamed spirit gave wings to his feet and carried him to ...

Look no further than the 1953 biopic “Jim Thorpe, All-American”: Thorpe was played by Burt Lancaster, and most of the other Native roles went to non-Native actors too.

The story of Jim Thorpe, America’s greatest-ever athlete and Native American icon, can’t be told enough, be it Hollywood-clumsily in 1951 (“Jim Thorpe — All-American,” starring Irish ...

As the 2024 Paris Olympics continue, here's a look back at Jim Thorpe's legendary Olympics and professional sports career. ... In football, he was a first-team all-American in 1911 and 1912.

Jim Thorpe was both a man and a myth, one that endures a century after his story unfolded. The Native American athlete’s life had the arc of tragedy — a chaotic upbringing; glory in collegiate ...