Jim Thorpe Historical Timeline
1911 1st Team All American ( Carlisle Football)
1912 1st Team All American ( Carlisle Football )
1912 Led Carlisle To A National Championship ( Football ) Scoring 25 Touchdowns & 198 Points
1912 Olympics Won 2 Gold Medals for Pentathlon & Decathlon
1912 Won Nation Ball Room Contest
1916,17&19 Won Championship Titles with Canton Bulldogs
1920 APFA / NFL 1st President
1920 All Decade Team ( Football )
1923 All Pro
1950 A.P. Greatest Football Player 1st Half 20th Century
1950 A.P. Greatest Athlete 1st Half 20th Century
1951 Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
1955 NFL's " Most Valuable Player Award " Named " The Jim Thorpe Award "
1958 Elected into The National Indian Hall of Fame
1963 Inducted into The Pro Footbal Hall of Fame
1975 Inducted into The National Track & Field Hall of Fame
1999 House Of Representitives Athlete of the Century
1999 A.P. puts Thorpe 3rd on the list of Athletes of the Century
2001 ABC's Wide World Of Sports Athlete of the Century
Pro Sports
Canton Bulldogs
1915-1917, 1919-1920 & 1926
Cleveland Tigers (1921)
Oorange Indians (1922-1923)
Rock Island Independents (1924-1925)
New York Gients (1925)
Chicago Cardinals (1928)
New York Giants (1913-1915)
Cincinnati Reds (1917)
New York Giants (1918)
Boston Braves (1919)
Thorpe Track/Field Records
The 200
The 440
The 880
The Mile
120 Yard High Hurdles
220 Yard Low Hurdles
28.8 Sec
48 Flat
1:57
4:35
15.2 Sec
23.8 sec
High Jump 6Ft 5 in
Pole Vault 10Ft 8 in
Shot Put 47ft 10 in
Javelin Throw 163ft
Dicus Throw 125ft 8in
