| Full Name | Jim Thorpe |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 22, 1887 |
| Died | March 28, 1953, Lomita, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Prague, Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], USA |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Weight | 92 kg |
| Profession | Actor, Sailor, Baseball player, American football player |
| Work Position | Jim Thorpe – awards and honors |
| Education | Haskell Indian Nations University, Carlisle Indian Industrial School |
| Spouse | Patricia Askew, Freeda V. Kirkpatrick, Iva Miller |
| Children | Grace Thorpe, John "Jack" Thorpe, Richard Thorpe, Gale Thorpe, Carl Thorpe, William Thorpe, Jim Thorpe Jr., Charlotte Thorpe |
| Parents | Hiram Thorpe, Charlotte Vieux |
| Siblings | Charlie Thorpe |
| Nicknames | Jim Thorpe, Thorpe, Jim |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0861680 |
| Awards | SI's All-time College All-Stars |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | He died in his trailer home in Lomita, CA. Thorpe was eating dinner with his wife, Patricia, when he suffered a heart attack. Patricia's screams attracted a neighbor, Colby Bradshaw, who administered artificial respiration for nearly half an hour. A county fire rescue squad took over and was momentarily successful. He revived, recognized persons around him and spoke to them. Thorpe was conscious for only a brief time before he suffered a relapse and died. |
| 2 | Inducted into the San Pedro [California] Sportswalk to the Waterfront. |
| 3 | Inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972 (inaugural class). |
| 4 | Inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1986. The hall of fame is administered by The Jim Thorpe Association. |
| 5 | The Jim Thorpe Award has been presented annually by The Jim Thorpe Association to the best defensive back in college football since 1986. |
| 6 | After he died in 1953, the town of Mauck Chunk, Pennsylvania, in exchange for the right to bury his body, offered to change its name to Jim Thorpe, PA. A movement has since been started to have his body returned to its native Oklahoma. |
| 7 | In addition to his many athletic accomplishments, he also won the 1912 Intercollegiate Ballroom Dancing Championship. |
| 8 | According to "Peanuts and Crackerjack", a book of baseball anecdotes, while the early twentieth-century New York Giants teams were fun-loving, nobody dared to try to mess with Jim Thorpe. Thorpe was described as a man with a "gold medal temper" with brute strength to back it up. One teammate described Thorpe fighting a man as a dog would grab a rat. |
| 9 | Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 (charter class). |
| 10 | Had a twin brother, Charles Thorpe, who died of pneumonia at the age of nine. Jim loved his brother and never ceased to mourn him. |
| 11 | Of combined Irish and Native American (Sac and Fox) ancestry. |
| 12 | Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member). |
| 13 | The Olympic medals which were stripped from him during his professional career were returned to his family in the early 1990s. |
| 14 | His Native American name was Wathahuck (Bright Path). |
| 15 | Halfback for the Canton Bulldogs (1915-1920,1926), Cleveland Indians (1921), Oorang Indians (1922-1923), Rock Island Independent (1924), New York Giants (1925) and Chicago Cardinals (1928). |
| 16 | Outfielder for the New York Giants (1913-1915, 1917-1919), Cincinnati Reds (1917) and Boston Braves (1919). |
| 17 | Charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. |
| 18 | Pictured on one of fifteen 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the "Celebrate the Century" series, issued 3 February 1998, celebrating the 1910s; honored for his accomplishments in the 1912 Olympics. |
| 19 | Pictured on a 20¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor, 24 May 1984. |
| 20 | Named America's greatest athlete of the first half of the twentieth century. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Dark Horse | 1932 | | Blackfeet Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| Battling with Buffalo Bill | 1931 | | Swift Arrow [Chs. 9-12] |
| Touchdown! | 1931 | | Football Player (uncredited) |
| Wagon Master | 1950 | | Navajo Indian |
| White Heat | 1949 | | Big Convict (uncredited) |
| Yes Sir, That's My Baby | 1949 | | Assistant Coach (uncredited) |
| Road to Utopia | 1945 | | Collins - Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
| The Vampire's Ghost | 1945 | | Native (uncredited) |
| Beyond the Pecos | 1945 | | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Outlaw Trail | 1944 | | Henchman Spike |
| Outlaws of Santa Fe | 1944 | | Townsman (uncredited) |
| They Died with Their Boots On | 1941 | | Indian (uncredited) |
| Meet John Doe | 1941 | | John Doe Applicant (uncredited) |
| Prairie Spooners | 1941 | Short | Indian |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West | 1940 | | Indian (uncredited) |
| Prairie Schooners | 1940 | | Chief Sanche |
| Arizona Frontier | 1940 | | Gray Cloud |
| Henry Goes Arizona | 1939 | | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Man of Conquest | 1939 | | Cherokee Indian (uncredited) |
| The Man from Texas | 1939 | | Posse Rider |
| Frontier Scout | 1938 | | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Start Cheering | 1938 | | Head Linesman (uncredited) |
| Cattle Raiders | 1938 | | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| Born to the West | 1937 | | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 52nd Street | 1937 | | Street Thug (uncredited) |
| Big City | 1937 | | |
| San Quentin | 1937 | | Convict (uncredited) |
| Pick a Star | 1937 | | Man in Audience at Talent Contest (uncredited) |
| Green Light | 1937 | | Indian (uncredited) |
| Trailin' West | 1936 | | Black Eagle |
| Yellowstone | 1936 | | George (uncredited) |
| The Phantom Rider | 1936 | | Indian (Ch's 11,13) (uncredited) |
| Wildcat Trooper | 1936 | | Indian Fur Trapper |
| Treachery Rides the Range | 1936 | | Chief Red Smoke |
| Under Two Flags | 1936 | uncredited | |
| Hill-Tillies | 1936 | Short | 1st Indian |
| Silly Billies | 1936 | | Medicine Man (uncredited) |
| Sutter's Gold | 1936 | | Man (uncredited) |
| Klondike Annie | 1936 | | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Captain Blood | 1935 | | Pirate (uncredited) |
| La Fiesta de Santa Barbara | 1935 | Short | Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| The Ivory-Handled Gun | 1935 | | Henchman Jack (uncredited) |
| Moonlight on the Prairie | 1935 | | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Fighting Youth | 1935 | | Football Player from Carlisle (uncredited) |
| The Last Days of Pompeii | 1935 | | Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited) |
| Barbary Coast | 1935 | | Indian (uncredited) |
| It's in the Air | 1935 | | Indian Father (uncredited) |
| Wanderer of the Wasteland | 1935 | | Charlie Jim |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | 1935 | | Indian (uncredited) |
| The Daring Young Man | 1935 | | Convict (uncredited) |
| She | 1935 | | Captain of the Guard (uncredited) |
| The Arizonian | 1935 | uncredited | |
| Alibi Ike | 1935 | | Major League Baseball Player (uncredited) |
| Code of the Mounted | 1935 | | Eagle Feather |
| The Miracle Rider | 1935 | | Indian Warrior (uncredited) |
| One Run Elmer | 1935 | Short | Second Baseman (uncredited) |
| Under Pressure | 1935 | | Mucker (uncredited) |
| Rustlers of Red Dog | 1935 | | Chief Scarface [Chs. 6, 11] |
| Behold My Wife! | 1934 | | Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| The Red Rider | 1934 | | Bill Abel, Portos Henchman |
| Sweepings | 1933 | | Indian (uncredited) |
| King Kong | 1933 | | New York Theatergoer (uncredited) |
| Wild Horse Mesa | 1932 | | Indian Chief |
| Air Mail | 1932 | | Indian (uncredited) |
| The Golden West | 1932 | | Medicine Man (uncredited) |
| Always Kickin' | 1932 | Short | |
| White Eagle | 1932 | | Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| Off His Base | 1932 | Short | Jim Thorpe |
| Hold 'Em Jail | 1932 | | Football Player (uncredited) |
| My Pal, the King | 1932 | | Black Cloud (as James Thorpe) |
$15 Million
