Jim Thorpe

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One day in the spring of 1907 Jim walks by the athletic fields and watches the track team practicing the high jump. Jim's only 5'9" and 144lbs. He asks if he can try. So wearing a pair of overalls he clears the jump. The boys run and tell Pop Warner that Jim just broke the school record. Soon enough Jim's on the track team. That year Jim dominated the field at the PA Junior College Interscholastic meet in Harrisburg.
In fall Jim wanted to go out for the football team. Pop tried to discourage him, he was too small. "You're my most valuable track man and I don't want you hurt playing football!" Jim kept bugging him until Pop gave in. Jim just blasted through the line as he ran the football. Pop dropped his cigar and said, "Nobody's gonna tackle Jim.” Jim immediately graduated to the varsity football team. The first year they played they beat the three best teams in the East. In the fall Jim's football team defeated almost everyone. When spring came around He blew everyone ...

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He won the running broad jump at 23 feet 2 and 7/10 inches. He came in second at the javelin at 153 feet 19/20 inches. He won the 200 meter dash at 22 9/10 seconds. He won the discuss at 116 feet, 8 and 4/10 inches. He won the 1,500 meter race at 4 minutes 44 and 8/10 seconds. When the points were added up Jim's was TRIPLE that of the runner up. A performance which hasn't been equaled yet. On the following Saturday morning Jim competed in the decathlon. He came in second at the 100 meter dash at 11 seconds. He came in second again in the running broad jump at 22 feet 2.3 inches. He won the shot put at 42 feet5 9/20 inches. He won the running high jump at 6 feet 1.6 inches. He ...

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