Jim Thorpe
Did you know that Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest all round athletes in history? First I will tell you about his early life, next I will tell you about his adult life and finally I will tell you about his accomplishments. I hope you enjoy it.
This paragraph is mostly about Jim Thorpe’s early life. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 in Bellemonta, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Potowatomi and Kickapoo descent. Jim Thorpe was baptized “Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe” in the Catholic Church. He was born in Indian Territory of the United States (Later Oklahoma) but no birth certificate was found. Jim’s parents were Roman Catholic, a faith which Thorpe observed throughout his adult life. He grew up with five siblings, although his twin brother, Charlie, died at the age of nine. Jim's athletic …show more content…
Thorpe first attended the Sac-Fox Indian Agency school near Tecumseh, Oklahoma, before being sent to the Haskell Indian School near Lawrence, Kansas, in 1898. In 1904, 16 year old Jim Thorpe went to Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. While he was in the Industrial school his athletic ability was recognized and he was coached by Glenn Scobey “Pop” Warner, one of the most influential coaches of the early American football history. During his college career he became orphaned. Thorpe began his athletic career at Carlisle in 1907 when he walked past the track, in his street clothes still, and beat all the school’s high jumpers with an impromptu 5ft 9in jump. Thorpe also competed in
Did you know that Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest all round athletes in history? First I will tell you about his early life, next I will tell you about his adult life and finally I will tell you about his accomplishments. I hope you enjoy it.
This paragraph is mostly about Jim Thorpe’s early life. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 in Bellemonta, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Potowatomi and Kickapoo descent. Jim Thorpe was baptized “Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe” in the Catholic Church. He was born in Indian Territory of the United States (Later Oklahoma) but no birth certificate was found. Jim’s parents were Roman Catholic, a faith which Thorpe observed throughout his adult life. He grew up with five siblings, although his twin brother, Charlie, died at the age of nine. Jim's athletic …show more content…
Thorpe first attended the Sac-Fox Indian Agency school near Tecumseh, Oklahoma, before being sent to the Haskell Indian School near Lawrence, Kansas, in 1898. In 1904, 16 year old Jim Thorpe went to Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. While he was in the Industrial school his athletic ability was recognized and he was coached by Glenn Scobey “Pop” Warner, one of the most influential coaches of the early American football history. During his college career he became orphaned. Thorpe began his athletic career at Carlisle in 1907 when he walked past the track, in his street clothes still, and beat all the school’s high jumpers with an impromptu 5ft 9in jump. Thorpe also competed in