HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A new documentary on the History Channel is putting a spotlight on Native American Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe. ‘Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning’ will explore the life and ...

SEATTLE, WA. — The late Jim Thorpe is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and for good reason. He was the first Native American to become an Olympic gold medalist. He also became an ...

He's considered to be one of the greatest and most versatile athletes of all-time! Award-Winning Director Chris Eyre joined us to share more about the incredible life and legacy of the Native American ...

More than 70 years after his death, Jim Thorpe is still remembered as one of the greatest sports figures of the 20th century. 32,696 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster ...

Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation Indian tribe in Oklahoma. He was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for Team USA in the decathlon. He went on to earn another gold medal in ...

Jim Thorpe, stripped of his 1912 gold medals because he'd been paid to play minor league baseball, was reinstated Thursday as the sole winner of that year's Olympic decathlon and pentathlon by the ...

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Though he was born 138 years ago, Jim Thorpe remains on the short list when it comes to the world's great all-around athletes. The Five Essential Trading Cards of Jim Thorpe ...

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The annual Oorang Bang in LaRue is ready to begin this weekend. The two-day street festival honors the the Oorang Indians, the all-Native American football team that played in LaRue from 1922-1923.

Inside the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center, the steady beat of drums, songs and marching marked the beginning of Indigenous ...