SEATTLE, WA. — The late Jim Thorpe is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and for good reason. He was the first Native American to become an Olympic gold medalist. He also became an ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A new documentary on the History Channel is putting a spotlight on Native American Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe. ‘Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning’ will explore the life and ...

He’s been a woman locked down in a memory care unit, a man with dementia, a clairvoyant, a CIA agent and a serial killer. In ...

“You know, we’ve advanced so far that we sometimes forget who our underdog heroes were, and he was one of the greatest Americans that ever lived because of what he embodied and what he did for Native ...