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Why Jim Thorpe posthumously receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom means so much
The Oklahoman via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoMike James, the Jim Thorpe Museum’s president and executive director, has grown close with the...
Tramel's ScissorTales: Jim Thorpe's Olympic records finally restored to 1912 status
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen the news came, Anita Thorpe thought of her dad. Richard Thorpe and his siblings, the children...
Jim Thorpe Film On Fast Track; Tracey Deer Directs Script By ‘Emancipation’s William N. Collage &...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Thorpe, a drama about the formative years of Native American Olympic track and field Gold...
Jim Thorpe, the World’s Greatest Athlete, Posthumously Honored with the Presidential Medal of...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLegendary athlete Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox/Potawatomi) is among the 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom...
Producers of Jim Thorpe Movie Select Mohawk Citizen Tracey Deer to Direct Film
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 2 years agoProducers of a film about the formative years of Olympic Gold Medalist Jim Thorpe (Sac &...
Jim Thorpe to posthumously receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCHICAGO — President Joe Biden is expected to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to recipients...
This day in Oklahoma history: May 28
KFOR articles via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoPRAGUE, Okla. (KFOR) – One of the greatest athletes of the twentieth century was born near present-day Prague on May 28. According to the Oklahoma...
Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival announces 2024 lineup
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 10—JIM THORPE — The Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (JTIFF) returns for its seventh season from April 18 to 21 at the historic Mauch Chunk Opera House. Nestled in the Victorian town ...
A White Christmas Cabaret comes to Jim Thorpe's Olde Time Christmas Festival
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 13—JIM THORPE — Start a new holiday tradition with A White Christmas Cabaret, presented by KaraKen Productions. This holiday cabaret show has been running for five years now but this weekend ...
Review: A legendary Native athlete is restored to glory by the Olympics and a rich new biography
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJim Thorpe was both a man and a myth, one that endures a century after his story unfolded. The Native American athlete’s life had the arc of tragedy — a chaotic upbringing; glory in collegiate ...
