Jim Thorpe

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…

Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes to ever walk this earth, lived his teenage years attending a Native American boarding school, speifcally attending the Sac and Fox Indian Agency school in Stroud, Oklahoma, then the Haskell Institute, which is an Indian boarding school located in Lawrence, Kansas, and finally attending college at the infamous Carlisle boarding school. However, Jim’s story does not start at his education, it begins at his Native American roots. On the morning of May 28th,…

Jim Thorpe Imagine flying past defenders, swishing into a crisp white net. Diving into a grassy, muddy endzone for a winning touchdown. Or jumping over a bar higher than ever seen in your life. These are just a few things Jim Thorpe accomplished. He was mostly known for his incredible athletic ability in track and field, but was outstanding in many other sports as well. People even suggest that he is the greatest athlete of all time. And it all started in an old log cabin in Oklahoma. Growing…

Jim Thorpe was born on May 28,1887, and he died in the year of 1953 at the age of 65. He was a Native American Indian who was treated different since he was not White. He was born with his twin brother in a one room cabin with a dirt floor in what is now Oklahoma. He was born with a personality that was both competitive and stubborn. When he was little, he would play with his siblings who would become tired of the way he almost always bragged about winning. Due to his bragging, his siblings…

James Thorpe goes by the name Jim Thorpe. He went to the Olympics in the summer of 1912. The Olympics were held in Stockholm’s Sweden. The pentathlon and the decathlon were added to the Olympics for the first time. Since the Olympics were held in Sweden the events were a little different. He was an one man team for almost all the track meets he went to. Here are some of his records: he could run the 100 yard dash in 10 seconds, the 220 in 21.8 seconds, the 440 in 51.8 seconds, the 880 in…

Captain William A. Mercer took over the school and loosened the rings a bit; he strongly pushed for sports teams for the school. One Jim Thorpe-whose former named before it was changed at Carlisle was Bright Path- emerged from the school as a football star and eventually played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves and won six of ten events at the 1912 Olympics. The experiences for students that attended the school after Pratt left to Mercers arrival were night and day. Many students…

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