Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe was an American athlete of Sac and Fox heritage, often called the greatest athlete of the twentieth century.
He won gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics, played professional football and baseball, and helped found what became the NFL.
His Olympic medals were controversially stripped after it emerged he had played semiprofessional baseball, though they were restored posthumously in 1983.
A Pennsylvania town bears his name.
Competition's top performer
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- pentathlonFive-event athletic competition
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
- medal ceremonyFormal prize-giving event
world's greatest athlete · IOC · reinstatement · Olympic glory · athletics · podium · national hero · Olympic record
Pro football organization
- halfbackFootball rushing position
- professional footballPaid competitive American sport
- Pro Football Hall of FameMuseum honoring NFL legends
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
touchdown · New York Giants · running back · tackle · punt · kickoff · player-coach · charter member
Original inhabitants of America
- OklahomaSouth Central U.S. state
- Indian TerritoryFederal land for displaced tribes
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- tribal nationSelf-governing indigenous political entity
American Indian · cultural icon · representation · boarding school
Premier North American ballgame organization
- New York GiantsNFL team, NFC East
- Cincinnati RedsOhio baseball franchise
- outfielderPlayer beyond the infield
- minor leaguesProfessional development tiers
bat · diamond · inning · base hit · spring training · bush leagues
Structure honoring someone remembered
- stampMark-making device
- biographyWritten life account
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
hall of fame · documentary · namesake · commemoration · gravesite
gold medalist
Competition's top performer
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- pentathlonFive-event athletic competition
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
medal ceremony · world's greatest athlete · IOC · reinstatement · Olympic glory · athletics · podium · national hero · Olympic record
NFL
Pro football organization
- halfbackFootball rushing position
- professional footballPaid competitive American sport
- Pro Football Hall of FameMuseum honoring NFL legends
gridiron · touchdown · New York Giants · running back · tackle · punt · kickoff · player-coach · charter member · pigskin
Native American
Original inhabitants of America
- OklahomaSouth Central U.S. state
- Indian TerritoryFederal land for displaced tribes
- indigenousOriginating in a region
tribal nation · American Indian · cultural icon · representation · boarding school
Major League Baseball
Premier North American ballgame organization
- New York GiantsNFL team, NFC East
- Cincinnati RedsOhio baseball franchise
- outfielderPlayer beyond the infield
minor leagues · bat · diamond · inning · base hit · spring training · bush leagues
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
statue · hall of fame · documentary · namesake · commemoration · gravesite
- DecathletesBruce Jenner
- Pennsylvania PlacesDoylestown, Milford, Punxsutawney, Titusville, Bristol
- Indigenous Athletes
- sports historyOlympic history, Olympic records, Olympics, Olympic Games, Olympic training
- Sports LegendsMichael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Babe Ruth
- Olympic ChampionsMichael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Phelps, Simone Biles, Jesse Owens