ORIGINAL ALL-AMERICAN BORN ON THIS DAY

1912 photo of Jim Thorpe. (Colorized by u/morganmonroe81.) [OC] : OldSchoolCool

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Pro Football Hall of Fame
member James Francis "Jim" Thorpe came into this world on
this day in history, May 28, 1888.

Born in a one-room cabin in the geographical area that is now
Oklahoma
, Thorpe was raised by Hiram and Charlotte Vieux
Thorpe on the Sac and Fox reservation, according to the
Oklahoma Historical Society.

Thorpe was given the Native American name "Wa-tho-huck,"
meaning "Bright Path" in Sac and Fox language.
 

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      James Francis Thorpe (1888 – 1953)

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