![]() ![]() At Carlisle, he dealt with the racist assimilationist philosophy “Kill the Indian, Save the Man.” His Gold Medals were unfairly rescinded because he had played Minor League Baseball. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, he encountered duplicitous authorities who turned away from him when their reputations were at risk. ![]() Even in a golden age of sports celebrities, he was one of a kind.īut despite his colossal skills, Thorpe’s life was a struggle against the odds. He Won Gold Medals in the Decathlon and Pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American Football Player at the Carlisle Indian School, the star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played Major League Baseball for John McGraw’s New York Giants. Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. EVENT OVERVIEW: David Maraniss will be In Conversation with David Von Drehle, Editor-at-Large at The Washington Post, about David Maraniss' New Hardcover Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe on Thursday, September 08, 2022, at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Chapel, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112.ĪBOUT THE NEW BOOK PATH LIT BY LIGHTNING: A riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the Bestselling Author of the Classic Biography When Pride Still Mattered. ![]()
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