02373cam a2200421 i 4500 898564803 TxAuBib 20230915120000.0 230303s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023010124 9780399542633 PAP 6.99 0399542639 PAP 6.99 TxAuBib rda Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- Who was Jim Thorpe [BOOK] / by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023. 108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was Includes bibliographical references (page 108). Who was Jim Thorpe? -- Bright path -- A star athlete emerges -- The 1912 Olympics -- No more medals -- Baseball and family -- Birth of the NFL -- In the movies -- Restoring a legacy -- Timelines. While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sacand Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal life was not always as successful as his career, Jim remains one of the greatest athletes in American history. Provided by publisher. Ages 8-12. Penguin Workshop. 20230915. Thorpe, Jim 1887-1953 Juvenile literature. Indian athletes United States Biography Juvenile literature. Athletes United States Biography Juvenile literature. Football players United States Biography Juvenile literature. Baseball players United States Biography Juvenile literature. Sauk Indians (Algonquian) Biography Juvenile literature. Fox Indians Biography Juvenile literature. Native Americans History Juvenile literature. Indigenous peoples Juvenile literature. Marchesi, Stephen, illustrator. Who was.