| 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
Remains: Buried, Jim Thorpe Memorial, Jim Thorpe, PA
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)
Canton Bulldogs (1919-20)
New York Giants (1917-19)
Cincinnati Reds OF (1917)
Canton Bulldogs (1915-17)
New York Giants (1913-15)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Wagon Master (19-Apr-1950)
Big City (3-Sep-1937) Himself
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #2089 (20 cents, issued 24-May-1984)
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