Decades before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders starred in baseball and football, Jim Thorpe was America's original multi-sport athlete. A two-time college football All-American and charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Thorpe...

This is a biographical sketch of American athlete Jim Thorpe. Thorpe was a versatile athlete who is regarded as "the greatest American athlete of the first half of the twentieth century".

History for Kids presents an overview of the life story of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma who was a superb athlete competing in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics before moving on to play professional baseball and football.

Students learn about the biography of Jim Thorpe on this site. Learn about one of the world's greatest athletes, Olympic gold medal winner, professional football and baseball player, native American Indian.

The story of Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest American athletes.

Learn interesting facts about legendary athlete Jim Thorpe. He was voted the AP's "The Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the Century, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a minor league baseball player, and an Olympic track...

Learn interesting facts about legendary athlete Jim Thorpe. He was voted the AP's "The Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the Century, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a minor league baseball player, and an Olympic track...

An image of Jim Thorpe.

This is the home page to an extensive site dedicated to the Carlisle School. The site contains primary and secondary source materials. Contains a history of the school, biographies of students, and of the school's most famous student -...

After a brief description of the economy in the Gilded Age, find links to stories about many cultural events of the age. Read about Jim Thorpe, the Johnstown flood, and the first Coca-Cola, among other stories.

Associated with Native American education. Athlete Jim Thorpe attended.