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Jim Thorpe

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American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Member of Sports Team

San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
New York Giants
Toledo Mud Hens
Arizona Cardinals

Occupation

Baseball Player
Basketball Player
Athletics Competitor
Actor
American Football Player
Film Actor
Screenwriter
American Football Coach

Cause of Death

Myocardial Infarction

Place of Death

Lomita

Country of Citizenship

United States

Date of Birth

bc_0_b235000_f2f268fba1fdab53dfac29df8247b71a1381
Earliest Date
: 5/22/1887
Latest Date
: 5/28/1888
5/28/1888
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Probably

Date of Death

3/28/1953

Instance Of

Human

Given Name

James
Jim
Series Ordinal
:1

Participant In

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's High Jump
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Long Jump
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Pentathlon
Award Received
:
Olympic Gold Medal
Ranking
: 1
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Decathlon
Award Received
:
Olympic Gold Medal
Ranking
: 1
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 Metres Hurdles
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Did Not Start
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Triple Jump
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Did Not Start
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Two Handed Shot Put
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Did Not Start

Sport

Baseball
Athletics
Basketball
American Football

Place of Birth

Prague
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Near
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Indian Territory

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Commons Gallery

Jim Thorpe

Position Played on Team / Speciality

Running Back
Outfielder

Award Received

Pro Football Hall of Fame
(1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Oklahoma Hall of Fame
(1950)
Point in Time
: 1950
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
(1986)
Point in Time
: 1986

Mass

202 pound

Height

73 inch

Country for Sport

United States

Official Website

http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/i ...

Start of Work Period

1920

Family Name

Thorpe

Residence

Jim Thorpe House
(1917 - 1923)
Start Time
: 1917
End Time
: 1923

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Place of Burial

Jim Thorpe

Native Language

English

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Writing Language

English

Ethnic Group

Sac and Fox Nation

League or Competition

Major League Baseball

End of Work Period

1929

Child

Grace Thorpe
Charlotte Marie Thorpe
Gail Thorpe McShane

Different From

Jim Thorpe

Educated At

Carlisle Indian Industrial School

Described by Source

Smithsonian Institution
Inventory Number
:E89 .C43 2007
Location
:
National Museum of the American Indian

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Relative

Dagmar Thorpe
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