A virtual exhibit featuring sports legends and great Olympians from more than a dozen sports. See artifacts from the Smithsonian's sports collection, and explore the exhibition spotlights on athletes who dominated their sports.

Read about the exciting career of legendary professional golfer, Arnold Palmer, who was the first person to make $1 million playing golf. He is number twenty nine on ESPN's list of greatest athletes of the 20th century.

One of the greatest golfers of all time, the "Golden Bear" has won the most major championships. Learn about his accomplishments that earned him ESPN's number nine spot on its list of greatest athletes of the 20th century.

In this lesson plan, students draw on their previous studies of American history and culture as they analyze primary sources from Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s in American Memory. A close reading of two...

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.

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.