World Famous Athlete Jim Thorpe
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World Famous Athlete Jim Thorpe
At the Olympic games in Stockholm, 1912,
American Indian Thorpe was the winner in
both the Pentathlon and Decathlon
contests. The King of Sweden declared him
"The greatest athlete in the World." Thorpe
made his home near here in Yale, 1917.
Oklahoma Historical Society and
State Highway Commission, 1968
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