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Jim Thorpe

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Born May 22, 1887 · Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA

Died March 28, 1953

Also known as James Thorpe · Wathahuck-Brightpath · James Francis Thorpe

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Biography

James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional football, baseball, and basketball. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, he was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, Thorpe won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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Awards & recognition

  • Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2024
  • Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame · 1986
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame · 1963
  • Oklahoma Hall of Fame · 1950

Filmography19 titles

Wild Horse Mesa

1932as Indian Chief

White Heat

1949as Big Convict (uncredited)

King Kong

1933as Native Dancer (uncredited)

Meet John Doe

1941as Extra (uncredited)

Captain Blood

1935as Pirate (uncredited)

Outlaw Trail

1944as Spike

Wagon Master

1950as Navajo Indian

Road to Utopia

1945as Collins (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Indian (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe -- All-American

1951Novel, Technical Advisor

Barbary Coast

1935as Janitor (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning

2025as Self

Klondike Annie

1936

Frontier Scout

1938as Henchman

Wildcat Trooper

1936as Indian Fur Trapper

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935as Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)

Sweepings

1933as Indian (Uncredited)

Code of the Mounted

1935as Murdered Indian

She

1935as Captain of the Guards (uncredited)