Jim Thorpe was an American athlete who changed the game of sports forever. He was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a professional football and baseball player, and a college football coach. He was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal
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James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional football, baseball, and basketball. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, he was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, Thorpe won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics.