Jim Thorpe
1911 1st Team All American ( Carlisle Football)
1912 1st Team All American ( Carlisle Football )
1912 Led Carlisle To A National Championship ( Football ) Scoring 25 Touchdowns & 198 Points
1912 Olympics Won 2 Gold Medals for Pentathlon & Decathlon
1912 Won Nation Ball Room Contest
1916,17&19 Won Championship Titles with Canton Bulldogs
1920 APFA / NFL 1st President
1920 All Decade Team ( Football )
1923 All Pro
1950 A.P. Greatest Football Player 1st Half 20th Century
1950 A.P. Greatest Athlete 1st Half 20th Century
1951 Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
1955 NFL's " Most Valuable Player Award " Named " The Jim Thorpe Award "
1958 Elected into The National Indian Hall of Fame
1963 Inducted into The Pro Footbal Hall of Fame
1975 Inducted into The National Track & Field Hall of Fame
1999 House Of Representitives Athlete of the Century
1999 A.P. puts Thorpe 3rd on the list of Athletes of the Century
2001 ABC's Wide World Of Sports Athlete of the Century
PRO SPORTS
FOOTBALL BASEBALL
Canton Bulldogs New York Giants (1915-1917) (1913-1915)
(1919-1920 &1926) Cincinnati Reds ( 1917 )
Cleveland Tigers (1921 ) New York Giants (1918 )
Oorang Indians (1922-1923 ) Boston Braves (1919 )
Rock Island Independents (1924-1925 )
New York Giants (1925 )
Chicago Cardinals (1928 )
Thorpe Track & Field Records
100 Yard Dash 10 Sec. Flat Long Jump 23 Ft. 6 In.
The 220 21.8 Sec. High Jump 6 Ft. 5 In.
The 440 50.8 Sec. Pole Vault 11 Ft.
the 880 1 : 57 Shot Put 47 Ft. 9 In.
The Mile 4: 35 Javelin Throw 163 Ft.
120 Yard High Hurdles 15 Sec Dicus Throw 136 Ft.
220 Yard Low Hurdles 24 Sec
Jim Thorpe Award


Jim Thorpe, Track & Field 1912 Olympics


