Jim Thorpe went on to become the first Native American ... after it determined that he had been paid to play baseball for a summer. Thorpe’s athletic legacy went beyond the Olympics, but for ...
But for all Americans. And everyone else. Before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders, there was Jim Thorpe. Thorpe starred in football, baseball, and Olympic track and field. He had such an amazing athletic ...
A Jim Thorpe biopic, “Bright Path ... country’s original multi-sport superstar,” as he excelled in football, baseball and ...
JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirms the bear that attacked a man in Jim Thorpe has tested positive for rabies. 28/22 News obtained surveillance video of ...
There have been others -- from Jim Thorpe to Deion Sanders. But even now, eight years after he played his last football game and four years since his last baseball game, Bo Jackson is still ...
Jim Thorpe, star of the 1912 Olympics, signs to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 — The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play an exhibition game to promote baseball in Egypt. 1950 — ...
Though he died in poverty, Jim Thorpe is remembered as one of the greatest sportsmen of the 20th century, having won two Olympic track and field golds and played baseball, American football and ...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed that the black bear that attacked a man over the weekend in Jim Thorpe tested positive for rabies. The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 19, as Jim ...
Jim Thorpe was the first Native American to win ... country’s “original multi-sport superstar,” he played football, baseball, ...
JIM THORPE — A number of local wrestling powerhouses met at the Jim Thorpe Christmas Tournament over the weekend. They included North Schuylkill, Tamaqua, Pottsville, Mahanoy Area and Panther ...