A new documentary celebrating one of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, premieres on The History Channel on Monday, July 7. Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning tells the story of the Sac and ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A new documentary on the History Channel is putting a spotlight on Native American Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe. ‘Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning’ will explore the life and ...

Jim Thorpe is arguably the greatest athlete ever born in America. Raised Sac and Fox along with having Pottawattamie ...

SEATTLE, WA. — The late Jim Thorpe is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and for good reason. He was the first Native American to become an Olympic gold medalist. He also became an ...

Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation Indian tribe in Oklahoma. He was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for Team USA in the decathlon. He went on to earn another gold medal in ...

Chris Eyre remembers his grandfather – a World War I veteran – recounting stories about the incredible exploits of Jim Thorpe. It would be comparable to a Gen-X sports fan today raving about Bo ...

Thorpe excelled at sports from his early days as a star football player for the Carlisle Indian School at the start of the 1900s, before becoming a pioneer on and off the gridiron for the NFL. He was ...

The annual Oorang Bang in LaRue is ready to begin this weekend. The two-day street festival honors the the Oorang Indians, the all-Native American football team that played in LaRue from 1922-1923.

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Pt. I. The rules of the game. Beginnings -- Oklahoma territory -- 1887-1904 ; Discovery -- Winter 1904-Summer 1907 ; Warm-up -- Fall 1970-Spring 1909 ; The minors -- Summer 1909-Summer 1911 ; Football ...

A new project by the History Channel explores the triumphs and injustices of Jim Thorpe’s career. “He’s one of the greatest Americans,” the director Chris Eyre said. By Emmanuel Morgan A court ...