Jim Thorpe
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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 Americ
Thorpe in 1913
Thorpe with the Canton Bulldogs, c. 1915 – c. 1920
Thorpe with the New York Giants
Thorpe in 1912
Grace Thorpe
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Grace Frances Thorpe was an American environmentalist and Native rights activist. She served with the Women's Army Corps and received a Bronze Star Medal for her service as a Corporal in the New Guine
Jim Thorpe
…He suffered from alcoholism and lived his last years in failing health and poverty. Thorpe was married three times and had eight children – including Grace Thorpe, an environmentalist and Native rights activist – before suffering from heart failure and dying in 1953. Thorpe has received numerous accolades for his…
Grace Thorpe Joins WAACS