He was my father's (KIOWA TRIBE) hero. And he was most definitely my hero. And he's my sons hero too... We're all proud Oklahoma NDNs! My father actually met him at the American Indian exposition, in ANADARKO OKLAHOMA.
MAKE IT TWENTY (like him 2024 Anthropocene) FOR STARTERS.... inner strength, outter control with some innate reverence for all and the natural world, harmonizing w/ his surroundings. Yup, Mom🌎 could use bunch more souls (cree) like Thorpe's ... .... wheelchairs welcome too. heeey, what if he had chosen GUITAR DUUUUUDE!?!?!?! A'HO
Wow! So with all odds against him and terrible prejudice this man went on to become a legendary athlete and an inspiration to millions. Talk about perseverance and strength 💪🏽I have so much respect for Jim Thorpe.
You have done such a supremely well appointed narration of this man's span of life, a French-Potawatomi, Kickapoo & Sauk Fox man who was my grandmother's second cousin (Charlotte Vieux-descendant of French fur trader: Jacques Vieux). Your spoken grammer, with your words showing at times the inflections of an alert, inquisitive wildly collegiate, in a highly distinguished nerdy gentleman type feel I gather thru watching this twice now ...it made me emotional & yes I cried unexpectedly. You honor me and my Vieux-Wamego-Tomey-Nhoktonik Potawatomi & Kickapoo family by how you spoke to me..as you spoke to everyone who'll learn more about Mr. Thorpe as you speak to my cousin Jim Thorpe himself perhaps.. in your very words of genuine affection that is what I personally HEARD in your historical narration voice that pays such a modern tribute to his courage that must somehow be seen in me and you and his grandchildren the best athletic record scored and kept that retells upon each generation ; his resolve & our American amidexterity cannot be beaten as we turn our face to our foe and only see the faces of all our many friends. Thank you for giving Jacobus Thorpe an up to date, modern new and younger collegiate styled voice. Who he was and what he stood for speaks thru you. I like that. ✌Hon. K.C Eisenberger from Oklahoma, Lost Territories.
A great man as well as a great athlete. I saw the movie Jim Thorpe - All American with Bert Lancaster in 1951 and admired him ever since. It helped me realize that racial prejudice is misguided.
Jim Thorpe was also the best football player of his generation and an accomplished professional baseball and basketball player. As well as the national collegiate ballroom dancing champion.
I see his picture everywhere when I was in a hospital a few weeks ago at the Jim Thorpe outpatient and inpatient facility. I was very curious to find out who this great person is.
"Good Show"...??... more like Great show Jim the world may never see another warrior like you again. Thank you Jim for your greatness. RIP great warrior.
In high school in Oklahoma, Thorpe was only the schools second best athlete. There was another Indian bigger stronger and faster. But Thorpe stayed w it, the better athlete did not. Imagine that fact, second best in high school. Wow
and he also played pro basketball, pro baseball, pro football, pro golf, won a national ballroom compeition. won a national yacht race and other things i can't even think of. also in that same olympics, he qualified for the individual high jump, long jump and 100 yard dash and placed 4th in high jump 7th in long jump and 11th in running. he would have gone to another olympic game but after he got back, the comittee discoverd he played baseball during the summer at that time and got paid 5 bucks for the summer which il isk 1000 dollars in 2023. not very much money. other people did that but did not use their real named. he had no idea about such things and was hoenst. but they stripped im of his medals even though bseball had zilch to do with the sports he compted in. and not returend to his family til like 20 years ago.
@@recsporteducation4594 you are elcome. oh i just looked up some stuff. he even did lacrosse . not professionaly but he played everything well. btw. you are most welcome. i got interested in him when i was young and my dad told me he was the greatest ever. and a few years ago i saw several vidoes on him and just kind of remember a bunch of these things. but i am sure if they were talked about that they are are probably pretty accurate.
The NFL has declared that they do not recognize WA-THO-HUK's touchdowns because they happened before the establishment of their historical records. Despite this, many newspaper articles have recorded the scores, but the NFL chooses to ignore these reports.
This video was ruined by the background. Actually foreground music. You had to struggle to hear the nararater. I was going to subscribe, but couldent get past 2 min. Of this terrible editing, before i turned it off
@stevetegtmeier7495 you are the first to bring this to my attention. I have only gotten positive responses in years of it being uploaded. But thank you for letting me know. I'll look into it.
That's my great uncle!!!❤️🌟
Wow! Jim Thorpe was my idol as a young man and a source of inspiration for everything i did in Athletics .
You quite pretty and also skilled
Great part of American history
He was my father's (KIOWA TRIBE) hero.
And he was most definitely my hero.
And he's my sons hero too...
We're all proud Oklahoma NDNs!
My father actually met him at the American Indian exposition, in ANADARKO OKLAHOMA.
Seriously. Very proud lady ah.
This country needs another one of him
Bruce Jenner was pretty amazing at the decathlon. Never mind what happened afterwards.
MAKE IT TWENTY (like him 2024 Anthropocene) FOR STARTERS.... inner strength, outter control with some innate reverence for all and the natural world, harmonizing w/ his surroundings.
Yup, Mom🌎 could use bunch more souls (cree) like Thorpe's ...
.... wheelchairs welcome too.
heeey, what if he had chosen GUITAR DUUUUUDE!?!?!?!
A'HO
Wow! So with all odds against him and terrible prejudice this man went on to become a legendary athlete and an inspiration to millions. Talk about perseverance and strength 💪🏽I have so much respect for Jim Thorpe.
An inspiration!
Echo that loudly. Amazing human, in spite of all he overcame.
TRULY, A GREAT MAN! THIS IS A PERSON WORTHY OF EVERYONE'S RESPECT AND EMULATION,
@@frankramos3640 agreed.
can you imagine what this man could've done with the right equipment?
Truly
The right equipment and training would be crazy to think about.
He would be a billionaire.
A life to aspire to
Dude was a unit.
A great athlete and a great man
Love learning about The Greatest Athlete ever👏🏼 Jim Thorpe
He's a LEGEND !!!
Native American blood made him the grratest
@@jamisa4464huh
You have done such a supremely well appointed narration of this man's span of life, a French-Potawatomi, Kickapoo & Sauk Fox man who was my grandmother's second cousin (Charlotte Vieux-descendant of French fur trader: Jacques Vieux).
Your spoken grammer, with your words showing at times the inflections of an alert, inquisitive wildly collegiate, in a highly distinguished nerdy gentleman type feel I gather thru watching this twice now ...it made me emotional & yes I cried unexpectedly.
You honor me and my Vieux-Wamego-Tomey-Nhoktonik Potawatomi & Kickapoo family by how you spoke to me..as you spoke to everyone who'll learn more about Mr. Thorpe as you speak to my cousin Jim Thorpe himself perhaps.. in your very words of genuine affection that is what I personally HEARD in your historical narration voice that pays such a modern tribute to his courage that must somehow be seen in me and you and his grandchildren the best athletic record scored and kept that retells upon each generation ; his resolve & our American amidexterity cannot be beaten as we turn our face to our foe and only see the faces of all our many friends.
Thank you for giving Jacobus Thorpe an up to date, modern new and younger collegiate styled voice. Who he was and what he stood for speaks thru you. I like that.
✌Hon. K.C Eisenberger from Oklahoma, Lost Territories.
WAIT? We're family!!!!
How many other relatives are around today that tie back to Jim Thorpe? God bless you and yours and thank you for sharing your comments.
Amazing how the body can do what he done brings inspiration to my soul
That was heartfelt ❤
The greatest athlete ever
My lord not just a greatest athlete but most importantly great humble man.
What a champion. incredible
A great man as well as a great athlete. I saw the movie Jim Thorpe - All American with Bert Lancaster in 1951 and admired him ever since. It helped me realize that racial prejudice is misguided.
Definition of an all American. 🇺🇸 long live the indigenous people of the Americas! 6:31 never forget where we came and have always been.
Yes, I look forward to a day when they will be restored and take their place in society along with people from around the world.
Thank you Jim.
Can you make another Jim Thorpe video please?
Hi Hadlee. Thanks for your comment. What would you be interested in seeing in an additional video, beyond what was covered in this one?
Born in 1888, not 1880.
Jim Thorpe was also the best football player of his generation and an accomplished professional baseball and basketball player. As well as the national collegiate ballroom dancing champion.
Oh, I didn't know about the ballroom part of his history. Amazing! Thanks for your comment.
5:04, an amazing fact!
This is Levels bro Tears flowing levels
I see his picture everywhere when I was in a hospital a few weeks ago at the Jim Thorpe outpatient and inpatient facility. I was very curious to find out who this great person is.
He's often forgotten but legit claim to being the greatest athlete in history participating in Olympics, MLB and NFL.
Best athlete ever!!
Legend
The story of Jim Thorpe by Tall Paul is amazing.
Incredible man
at 2:38 that is navajo words
"Good Show"...??... more like Great show Jim the world may never see another warrior like you again. Thank you Jim for your greatness. RIP great warrior.
Beautiful story, indian blood will never die.
Fijn - Informatief-!
Dank U-!🇳🇱🙏🇳🇱👌🇳🇱⚘
In 1954, the town of Mauch Chunk was renamed as Jim Thorpe in Pennsylvania, Carbon County when Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk merged.
In high school in Oklahoma, Thorpe was only the schools second best athlete. There was another Indian bigger stronger and faster. But Thorpe stayed w it, the better athlete did not.
Imagine that fact, second best in high school. Wow
3:47, Jim Thorpe holds these records
I'd rather watch a movie about Jim Thorpe, than the same old capeshit movies.
and he also played pro basketball, pro baseball, pro football, pro golf, won a national ballroom compeition. won a national yacht race and other things i can't even think of. also in that same olympics, he qualified for the individual high jump, long jump and 100 yard dash and placed 4th in high jump 7th in long jump and 11th in running.
he would have gone to another olympic game but after he got back, the comittee discoverd he played baseball during the summer at that time and got paid 5 bucks for the summer which il isk 1000 dollars in 2023. not very much money. other people did that but did not use their real named. he had no idea about such things and was hoenst. but they stripped im of his medals even though bseball had zilch to do with the sports he compted in. and not returend to his family til like 20 years ago.
Great contribution to his history. I'll have to consider a revision and add notes to this episode. Thank you.
@@recsporteducation4594 you are elcome. oh i just looked up some stuff. he even did lacrosse . not professionaly but he played everything well. btw. you are most welcome. i got interested in him when i was young and my dad told me he was the greatest ever. and a few years ago i saw several vidoes on him and just kind of remember a bunch of these things. but i am sure if they were talked about that they are are probably pretty accurate.
The NFL has declared that they do not recognize WA-THO-HUK's touchdowns because they happened before the establishment of their historical records. Despite this, many newspaper articles have recorded the scores, but the NFL chooses to ignore these reports.
Charles Bronson would've played him well in a biopic
Nah, get an Indigenous actor. Enough white men falling off horses..
Charles Bronson was a fellow Pennsylvanian.
Too short
Great video except you didn't say where he was born, was buried, where the monument is or any of that. Nor was the movie mentioned.
The original Bo Jackson
I’m related to him! Don’t know how tho
Thanks for your comment.
So he just tried a sport for the first time because it looked interesting and then became the best at everything?
That's my nanaji
I think when his twin died, his life essence went into Jim. Consolidating their power together and creating a Native American demigod.
When you mix an Indian with Irish. Unstoppable
Facts.
I miss chsrley😢
People are people good or bad in all races but in the end the good will win
He had no peers. Some athlete
He got screwed. What a stud
#PatrickDavid needs to see this.
is this guy trying to say 'soux' sox?
Sac Fox
I know who stole the shoes... everybody does..😢
🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
This video was ruined by the background. Actually foreground music. You had to struggle to hear the nararater. I was going to subscribe, but couldent get past 2 min. Of this terrible editing, before i turned it off
@stevetegtmeier7495 you are the first to bring this to my attention. I have only gotten positive responses in years of it being uploaded. But thank you for letting me know. I'll look into it.
Asterisk......African Americans were not allowed to compete in the Olympics at that time.
They know er would've dominated this too!
Black athletes were still permitted to go, so your point is invalid
Lol they were able to attend.