The legacy of Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes of all time. This revealing biography by David Maraniss proves some of his toughest battles were off the field. | SimonBooks

Jim Thorpe was truly one of America’s greatest athletes of all time. The multi-sport sensation, who starred in track and field, football, basketball and baseball, is featured in Episode 12 of Hall of Fame Connections. youtu.be/WI2saCHddfk | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

#OTD in 1973, Richard Nixon declared Jim Thorpe as the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century. In addition to being an Olympic champion, pro baseball player and arguably the greatest college football player of all time, Thorpe was also the NFL's first president and put pro football on the map. | Pro Football Hall of Fame

Jim Thorpe put on a show for the ages at the 1912 Olympic games, earning gold in the pentathlon and decathlon. But the triumph was short-lived as Thorpe was dubiously stripped of his medals and had his records vacated after it was revealed that he played amateur baseball. On July 15, 2022, the International Olympic Committee reversed its decision, fully restoring Thorpe's medals and records 🥇 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author David Maraniss discusses the 1912 games, the e