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Jim Thorpe Died at age: 65

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    James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athl

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    Wagon Master

    Navajo Indian ( Actor )

    ... 1950

    White Heat

    Big Convict (uncredited) ( Actor )

    ... 1949

    Road to Utopia

    Collins - Ship's Passenger (uncredited) ( Actor )

    ... 1946

Fullname:

Jim Thorpe

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1887

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Mar 28, 1953

Biography of

Jim Thorpe

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) 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 the United States. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played American football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics, thus violating the amateurism rules that were then in place. In 1983, 30 years after his death, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) restored his Olympic medals.

    Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma, and attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he was a two-time All-American for the school's football team. After his Olympic success in 1912, which included a record score in the decathlon, he added a victory in the All-Around Championship of the Amateur Athletic Union. In 1913, Thorpe signed with the New York Giants, and he played six seasons in Major League Baseball between 1913 and 1919. Thorpe joined the Canton Bulldogs American football team in 1915, helping them win three professional championships; he later played for six teams in the National Football League (NFL). He played as part of several all-American Indian teams throughout his career, and barnstormed as a professional basketball player with a team composed entirely of American Indians.

    From 1920 to 1921, Thorpe was nominally the first president of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which became the NFL in 1922. He played professional sports until age 41, the end of his sports career coinciding with the start of the Great Depression. He struggled to earn a living after that, working several odd jobs. He suffered from alcoholism, and lived his last years in failing health and poverty. He was married three times and had eight children, before suffering from heart failure and dying in 1953.

    Thorpe has received various accolades for his athletic accomplishments. The Associated Press named him the "greatest athlete" from the first 50 years of the 20th century, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted him as part of its inaugural class in 1963. A Pennsylvania town was named in his honor and a monument site there is the site of his remains, which were the subject of legal action. Thorpe appeared in several films and was portrayed by Burt Lancaster in the 1951 film Jim Thorpe – All-American.

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Filmography of

Jim Thorpe

Found 37 Movies in total

Wagon Master

Navajo Indian ( Actor )

... 1950

White Heat

Big Convict (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

Road to Utopia

Collins - Ship's Passenger (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

The Vampire's Ghost

Native ( Actor )

... 1945

Outlaw Trail

Spike ( Actor )

... 1944

They Died with Their Boots On

Indian (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1940

Prairie Schooners

Chief Sanche ( Actor )

... 1940

Arizona Frontier

Gray Cloud ( Actor )

... 1940

Henry Goes Arizona

Bus Passenger (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

The Man from Texas

Posse Rider (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Frontier Scout

Henchman ( Actor )

... 1938

Start Cheering

Head Linesman ( Actor )

... 1938

Big City

Jim Thorpe ( Actor )

... 1937

Trailin' West

Black Eagle ( Actor )

... 1936

Wildcat Trooper

Indian Fur Trapper ( Actor )

... 1936

Treachery Rides the Range

Chief Red Smoke ( Actor )

... 1936

Silly Billies

Medicine Man ( Actor )

... 1936

Sutter's Gold

Man ( Actor )

... 1936

... 1936

Captain Blood

Pirate (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

The Ivory-Handled Gun

Henchman Jack (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Moonlight on the Prairie

Henchman ( Actor )

... 1935

Fighting Youth

Carlisle Football Player ( Actor )

... 1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

It's in the Air

Indian Father (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Charlie Jim ( Actor )

... 1935

The Daring Young Man

Convict ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

Code of the Mounted

Murdered Indian ( Actor )

... 1935

Rustlers of Red Dog

Chief Scarface [Chs. 6, 11] ( Actor )

... 1935

The Red Rider

Bill Abel, Portos Henchman ( Actor )

... 1934

Sweepings

Indian (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Wild Horse Mesa

Indian Chief ( Actor )

... 1932

Air Mail

Indian (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

The Dark Horse

Blackfeet Indian Chief ( Actor )

... 1932

My Pal, the King

Black Cloud ( Actor )

... 1932