NO ATHLETE HAD EVER CAPTURED THE PUBLIC’S ATTENTION SO QUICKLY OR COMPLETELY. CONSIDERED THE MOST VERSATILE ATHLETE IN MODERN SPORTS, HE WON OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS IN THE PENTATHLON AND THE DECATHLON, PLAYED AMERICAN FOOTBALL COLLEGIATELY AND PROFESSIONALLY, AND PLAYED PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL.

ROCHE SCULPTURE, ALONG WITH THE THORPE FAMILY, DESIGNED A 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SCULPTURE HONORING THE RICH TRADITION OF AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR SPORT. HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AND ARTISTICALLY CREATED, THIS COMPOSITION SHOWS THE SPEED, POWER, AND SKILL OF PRO FOOTBALL’S MOST OUTSTANDING TALENT OF EARLY 1900 AND THE #1 ATHLETE OF THE HALF-CENTURY. JIM THORP. MORE INFORMATION

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