02-15-2000
Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country
Field and Track, Football and Baseball great: Grace Thorpe talks about her
dad
Wathahuck (Bright Path) of the Thunder Clan of the Sac and Fox, became an
incredible Olympic Athlete. He was also known as Jim Thorpe. Thorpe is the
only American athlete ever to excel at three major sports; track and field,
football and baseball. The Associated Press voted him "Athlete of the First
Half of the Century" almost fifty years ago.
King Gustav V of Sweden said, "You, Sir, are the greatest athlete in the
world," when he awarded two gold medals to Jim Thorpe ...
