An overview of the childhood and early education of Jim Thorpe, highlighting the experiences that shaped the journey.
Jim Thorpe, a Sac and Fox Nation citizen, was a versatile American athlete renowned for his accomplishments in multiple sports. He achieved international fame by winning two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics, marking him as the first Native American to win Olympic gold for the United States. Beyond the Olympics, Thorpe also excelled in professional football, baseball, and basketball, solidifying his legacy as one of the greatest and most adaptable athletes in sports history.
In 1904, at the age of 16, Jim Thorpe returned to his father and decided to attend Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where his athletic ability was recognized by coach Pop Warner.
In 1909, Jim Thorpe played semi-professional baseball in the Eastern Carolina League for Rocky Mount, North Carolina, receiving pay for his participation.
In 1910, Jim Thorpe played semi-professional baseball in the Eastern Carolina League for Rocky Mount, North Carolina, receiving pay for his participation.
In 1913, Jim Thorpe married Iva M. Miller, whom he had met at Carlisle.
Jim Thorpe died in 1953, suffering from heart failure. He was married three times and had eight children.
In June 2010, Jim Thorpe's son, Jack Thorpe, filed a federal lawsuit against the borough of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, seeking to have his father's remains returned to his homeland and re-interred near other family members in Oklahoma, citing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
On February 22, 2011, Jack Thorpe, Jim Thorpe's son, who was seeking to have his father's remains returned to Oklahoma, died at the age of 73.
In April 2013, U.S. District Judge Richard Caputo ruled that Jim Thorpe borough amounts to a museum under the NAGPRA and therefore is bound by that law, which would allow the family to pursue the return of Jim Thorpe's remains to Sac and Fox land in Oklahoma.
On October 23, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the 2013 ruling and held that Jim Thorpe borough is not a "museum" under NAGPRA, preventing the plaintiffs from invoking the federal statute to seek reinterment of Thorpe's remains.
On October 5, 2015, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the matter, effectively ending the legal process to repatriate Jim Thorpe's remains.
In 2019, the Jim Thorpe Area Running Festival, featuring a marathon and other races, was inaugurated in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.
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