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= Jim Thorpe = = = Jim was a world renowned track star who competed in the 1912 olympics in the pentathlon and decathlon. He destroyed the competition in each of these events.**
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=**Jim also played baseball for the New York Giants, but his achievements in baseball weren't as good as track. He finished his 6 year career with .252 batting average (not that good). His last year playing he batted .327 (pretty good)  Jim also pursued a career in professional football. He was signed to play with the Canton Bulldogs in 1915 for 250 dollars a game, a huge sum of money at that time. After his football career was over Jim became the president of the American Professional Football Association, to soon become the National Football League. He also wrote books about his experiences in the 1912 olympics. media type="youtube" key="YrISYAXwF7c" height="344" **= [[http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/bio.htm|

Jim Thorpe]]