Jim Thorpe was reinstated Friday as the winner ... In 1982, the IOC gave Thorpe's family duplicate gold medals to his family but his Olympic records were not reinstated, nor was his status as ...

DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA) - The family of renowned Native American athlete and Olympic medalist Jim Thorpe visited the United States Sports University in Daphne Tuesday. Jim Thorpe is remembered by his ...

And the historic Jim Thorpe Home in Yale has now been sold to the Thorpe Family Foundation. Jim was the first Native American to win a gold medal at the Olympics for the United States. He did so ...

Family members want to return the Olympic athlete’s remains to the Oklahoma reservation where he grew up. But the town wants to keep Jim Thorpe in Jim Thorpe. Oct. 18, 2013 “We welcome the ...

After decades of lobbying from family and supporters, Jim Thorpe, widely considered one of America’s greatest athletes, will finally be recognized as the sole winner of the pentathlon and ...

YALE, Okla. — The Oklahoma Historical Society sold the Jim Thorpe Home in Yale to the Thorpe Family Foundation on July 25. Jim Thorpe is known for being one of Oklahoma's most decorated ...

Jim Thorpe's epic performance in the 15 events ... He wanted to marry his sweetheart, Iva Miller. Her family disapproved of the match, and Thorpe was out to prove that a man could make a good ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole ... Thorpe's death — the IOC gave duplicate gold medals to his family but his Olympic records were not reinstated, nor ...

Anita and Burke presented the Jim Thorpe Scholar Athlete of the Year to a local student Tuesday night. The Jim Thorpe Scholar Athlete of the Year Award provides a renewable, four-year, full ...