Chris Eyre remembers his grandfather – a World War I veteran – recounting stories about the incredible exploits of Jim Thorpe. It would be comparable to a Gen-X sports fan today raving about Bo ...

A new documentary celebrating one of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, premieres on The History Channel on Monday, July 7. Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning tells the story of the Sac and ...

Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation Indian tribe in Oklahoma. He was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for Team USA in the decathlon. He went on to earn another gold medal in ...

OKLAHOMA — Verily Storyworks said they're working to raise funds in order to bring the story of Oklahoma athlete Jim Thorpe to the television screen. According to FOX23's news partner KOCO, Verily ...

Just 90 minutes and 90 miles, it’s an easy ride of mostly Pennsylvania Turnpike driving to breathe some mountain air and ...

The life of legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe is set to be dramatized in a major new TV series from Verily Storyworks — and for the first time, fans can help bring it to life. Titled THORPE ...

Verily Storyworks has officially launched a crowdfunding campaign as the first project in its "Stock Market for Stories," ...

Today, my Collectibles OnSI colleague highlighted baseball greats who served in the military—iconic heroes like Ted Williams, ...

CUTLINES - After 60 years, Oklahoma's greatest athlete could be coming home. Jim Thorpe, once called the greatest athlete in the world by the king of Sweden and considered the greatest athlete of the ...

Jim Thorpe, stripped of his 1912 gold medals because he'd been paid to play minor league baseball, was reinstated Thursday as the sole winner of that year's Olympic decathlon and pentathlon by the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Join us for a fascinating presentation on the life of famed Native American athlete Jim Thorpe. Thorpe (Sac and Fox, 1888--1953) was the greatest ...

This year's Jim Thorpe Track Meet was a hot one. With temperatures approaching 100 degrees by the scheduled start time of 6 p.m., volunteers and parents did everything they could to prepare for the ...