Lit by Lightning' examines the multi-sport Native American athlete's unmatched achievements, which he accomplished despite ...

Executive produced by LeBron James, the new documentary about the legendary Oklahoma athlete debuts July 7 on The History ...

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A new documentary on the History Channel is putting a spotlight on Native American Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe.

Jim Thorpe was the United States’ first Native American Olympic gold medalist. Born on the Sac and Fox Nation reservation in central Oklahoma, Thorpe grew up during a time when Native people ...

The documentary, directed by Award-Winning Director Chris Eyre, explores the legacy of the Olympian and the often harsh ...

Jim Thorpe, a Native American athlete, was stripped of his medals a year after the 1912 Olympics after it was discovered he had made a small sum of money playing minor league baseball. By.

After decades of lobbying from family and supporters, Jim Thorpe, widely considered one of America’s greatest athletes, will finally be recognized as the sole winner of the pentathlon and ...

Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes in history and the victim of what many considered a century-old Olympic injustice, has been restored as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at ...

Jim Thorpe won two Gold Medals for the Pentathlon and Decathlon, setting world records at both events at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Topical Press Agency / Getty Images ...