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=Jim Thorpe= [|Official Site]

Jim Thorpe was an amazing athlete. He was in track and field. He also played football and baseball. One day he jumped 5'9" with street clothes. After that day, he was recruited to attend Carlisle Indian School. This was the school he went to during his earlier years. This is where Thorpe's athletics started to excel and he started to get noticed. Jim was also a very good football player. He played for many teams including the Canton Bulldogs. They paid his a huge amount of $250 per game. That was unheard of at the time! Thorpe attracted many fans to come to the games. He retired his football career at the age of 41. He had played on six NFL teams and played in 52 NFL games.

Jim was in the decathlon and pentathlon for the 1912 Olympics. He was a gold medal winner, however, he got his metals taken away after the Olympic Association found out that he was being played to play baseball earlier in his life. Jim Thorpe was arguably the best athlete of the 20th century. The King Gustav said he was " the best athlete of the world!" Although Jim's athletic life was amazing, his family life was not. His twin brother died when they were nine. He had a few wives and two divorces. He found it very hard to support his family because he found it hard to work outside of sports. He switched from job to job because he was not that good at them. He then got lip cancer and had two heart attacks. On his third heart attack, he died. He died on March 28. Athletics were his pride and joy in life.

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