Unknown Interesting Facts About Jim Thorpe || Pastimers

James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for his home country.

[christineabel]

They made like the Carlisle Indian school sound glamorous, he is was a survivor of those horrific times. Yet became the most inspirational native athlete of all time.

[craigramage]

Thanks for sharing this.Rest in peace my 12th cousin Jim.

[dianamclean]

My grandfather Clay Rowland, a Sioux/Cheyenne in the 1950s told my mom Bertha Beartusk and us kids that he raced Jim Thorpe from the town of Lame Deer to the Muddy Creek turnoff (which is around 5 Miles one way), and he said he beat Jim Thorpe. My Grandpa Clay at that time he told us was the Judge for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Just thought you might like that bit of tidbit.

[sananto]

Jim Thorpe was not 5'8", he was over 6 feet. How could they get that wrong?

[davidburns]

too bad we can't bring him back long enough to thank him for being such a great ahtlete and have him know his medals were restored - he and bo jackson were probably the two best athletes of all time

[mdh]

Thorpe was not 5'8' -- where did you get that from? He's listed at 6'1" but his roommate at the Olympics says he was 5"11" and a fraction (that's pretty specific, I trust him) and 175 -180 lbs.

[dantecerecedes]

Imagine playing against a player faster and quicker than a horse!

[joeferguson]

jim walked the 280 miles when his dad got hurt, took him 14 and a half days ...on foot

[NoName-zznl]

Yes when he passed his wife did try to have him buried in Oklahoma but they would not let it happen since he was native

[MikeSmith-cnub]

I was going to sucscivd to your channel and even support you but your comment on Thirp was treated like black athletes today. So your saying Jim made an enormous salary or should I say grossly enormous salaries. And was Jim praised everywhere he went like God or should I say more than God because today's Demacrates would all but