Posted on May 10th, 2007 at 2:34 pm by raycy and
Jim ThorpeWorlds Greatest Athlete
Jim was born near
Prague, Oklahoma in 1887. Jim died at home in his trailer in
California on March 28th 1953, after having a heart attack. He was only 64 years old. Jim was famous for many things in his life. He was one of the world’s greatest athletes. He was a pro football player and a major league baseball player. He competed in the Olympics, and was also in the Merchant Marines. Jim was a descendent of the Sauk and Fox tribe. The Sauk and Fox tribe was located in North and
South Dakota.Jim competed in the Pentathlon and won the long jump by jumping 23 feet. Jim also competed in the Decathlon, where he won the shot put, the high jump, and many other events he was in. Jim was awarded a gold medal for winning. Later, the Olympic committee took it all away. They said that Jim was not an amateur because of his baseball career. So they removed his name from all the record books. In 1982 the committee gave back his amateur status and put Jim’s name back in the 1912 records. Jim received many honors after he died. He was awarded the Greatest American Football Player in History, and he was put in the Professional Hall of Fame. Also has a highway in
Oklahoma named after him? I chose Jim Thorpe because he was a great guy and he was able to accomplish lots of different things in his life. I liked that he was so good in every single sport he did, because I really like sports too. I also chose Jim because he was the world’s greatest athlete. The resources I used for this report were
Biography
Resource
Center and the Official Site of Jim Thorpe and the Internet.
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