Jim Thorpe

Title: Jim Thorpe
Category: Society & Culture / People | Words: 496 | Pages: 2.1 (approximately 235 words/page)

Jim Thorpe

On May 22, 1887, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century was born in a small cabin in Oklahoma. James Francis Thorpe or Wa-tho-huck in his Native American name which means “bright future”, would have a bright future indeed. He would go on to make accomplishments in all of football, baseball and track and field. In 1907, his first year at Carlisle Indian School, the young Thorpe displayed remarkable skills in football and track and gained …showed first 75 words of 496 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 496 total…was over, his legend would live on in American history. His name would pop up on television and in the magazines whenever people were talking about sports greats. The state of Pennsylvania even named a town after him. Even recently on the ESPN’s “50 greatest athletes of the 20th century. He placed in the top 5! All over the world, Jim Thorpe will always be remembered and his stories will forever be passed down among generations.

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