Overview
Born in 1888 in Oklahoma Territory, Jim Thorpe was a Sac and Fox Indian. In 1912 he participated in the Olympic Games in Stockholm, winning both the decathlon and pentathlon. It was then that King Gustav V of Sweden dubbed him "the world's greatest athlete."
- | Author: Robert W. Wheeler
- | Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
- | Publication Date: Feb 15, 2024
- | Number of Pages: NA pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0806194243
- | ISBN-13: 9780806194240
