Jim Thorpe

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.

  • Популярність : 2.412
  • Відомий за : Acting
  • День народження : 1887-05-22
  • Місце народження : Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA
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  • 1932
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    Off His Base

    Off His Base

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1950
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    Wagon Master

    Wagon Master

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

    7.2 1932 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Man from Texas

    The Man from Texas

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Frontier Scout

    Frontier Scout

    4.5 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Air Mail

    Air Mail

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Code of the Mounted

    Code of the Mounted

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Sweepings

    Sweepings

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1936
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    Wildcat Trooper

    Wildcat Trooper

    4.5 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    My Pal, the King

    My Pal, the King

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1936
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    Hill-Tillies

    Hill-Tillies

    4 1936 HD

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    Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    Treachery Rides the Range

    Treachery Rides the Range

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    Henry Goes Arizona

    Henry Goes Arizona

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    Klondike Annie

    Klondike Annie

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Red Rider

    The Red Rider

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1949
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    Білий гарт

    Білий гарт

    7.7 1949 HD

    Артур Джарет на прізвисько «Коді» — ватажок банди, яка пограбувала поїзд....

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  • 1935
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    The Daring Young Man

    The Daring Young Man

    1 1935 HD

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    Trailin' West

    Trailin' West

    1 1936 HD

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    Moonlight on the Prairie

    Moonlight on the Prairie

    5.5 1935 HD

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    The Arizonian

    The Arizonian

    1 1935 HD

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    It's in the Air

    It's in the Air

    5 1935 HD

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    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    5.7 1935 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Vampire's Ghost

    The Vampire's Ghost

    5.2 1945 HD

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  • 1936
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    Silly Billies

    Silly Billies

    8 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    Arizona Frontier

    Arizona Frontier

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    Outlaw Trail

    Outlaw Trail

    1 1944 HD

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    Prairie Schooners

    Prairie Schooners

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    Wild Horse Mesa

    Wild Horse Mesa

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Rustlers of Red Dog

    Rustlers of Red Dog

    8 1935 HD

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  • 1941
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    They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

    6.6 1941 HD

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    Mexican Spitfire Out West

    Mexican Spitfire Out West

    4.6 1940 HD

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  • 1935
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    Одіссея капітана Блада

    Одіссея капітана Блада

    7.2 1935 HD

    Під час повстання проти англійського короля Якова II у вир подій випадково...

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  • 1937
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    Big City

    Big City

    7.4 1937 HD

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  • 1935
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    Fighting Youth

    Fighting Youth

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Останні дні Помпеї

    Останні дні Помпеї

    5.6 1935 HD

    У приреченому римському місті добрий коваль стає корумпованим гладіатором, а...

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  • 1935
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    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    5.7 1935 HD

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    The Ivory-Handled Gun

    The Ivory-Handled Gun

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    Дорога до Утопії

    Дорога до Утопії

    6.6 1946 HD

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  • 1932
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    Always Kickin'

    Always Kickin'

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Wanderer of the Wasteland

    Wanderer of the Wasteland

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1951
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    Jim Thorpe – All-American

    Jim Thorpe – All-American

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  • 1951
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    Jim Thorpe – All-American

    Jim Thorpe – All-American

    6 1951 HD

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