| Jim Thorpe  AKA James Francis Thorpe
Born: 28-May-1887
Birthplace: Sac and Fox Indian Reservation, OK
Died: 28-Mar-1953
Location of death: Lomita, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: American Aborigine
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Football Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Olympics and football Father: Hiram P. Thorpe (of Sauk, Fox, Irish ancestry, d. gangrene)
Mother: Charlotte Vieux (Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Menominee, French, d. during childbirth)
Brother: Charlie (his twin, died age 9)
Wife: Iva Margaret Miller
Son: Jim Jr. (d. pneumonia)
Wife: (name? birth to: Carl Phillip, William, Richard, and John)
Wife: Patricia Agnew
Daughter: Gail (to Iva)
Daughter: Charlotte (to Iva)
Daughter: Grace F. Thorpe (to Iva)
High School: Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania (1903-12)
US Olympic Hall of Fame 1983
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
Ran Away From Home
Heart Attack (three)
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Chicago Cardinals (1928)
Canton Bulldogs (1926)
New York Giants (1917-19)
Cincinnati Reds (1917)
New York Giants (1913-15)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Wagon Master (19-Apr-1950)
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #2089 (20 cents, issued 24-May-1984)
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