The exact date of Jim Thorpe’s birth is unknown, but it is generally believed that the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States—regarded by many as one of the ...

Jim Thorpe receives pins from four of its wrestlers to help gain a 39-10 Tri-County League victory over Nativity. David Mueller accounts for the first Olympian fall at 105 pounds, ...

In fact, Olympian Jim Thorpe once had his Olympic medals stripped for accepting money to play semi-professional baseball in ...

I would consider it an honor to shake your hand,” Gustav V said after placing two gold medals around Thorpe’s neck. Related: ...

Jim Thorpe was first known as Mauch Chunk (which translates to "Bear Place" in the Munsee-Lenape Native American language). In 1954, it took on its current title after the famous Olympian and ...

One of the great stories in American sports history - the real-life yarn of Jim Thorpe ... up against Thorpe of Carlisle. There are re-creations of the 1912 and 1924 Olympics (with an assist ...

A black bear attacked a man in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, but a neighbor armed with a gun intervened, police say. Screengrab from video by WBRE. A black bear attacked a man near his small-town ...

Jim Thorpe met host Salisbury with both teams looking for a rare win. With just six victories between the two teams, the game didn’t draw a lot of attention. But with both ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirms the bear that attacked a man in Jim Thorpe has tested positive for rabies. 28/22 News obtained surveillance video ...

Coca-Cola Park. 1050 Ironpigs Way, Allentown. milb.com JIM THORPE OLYMPIAN BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL: The Carbon County community that bears his name honors what would be the 135th birthday of perhaps ...