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JIM THORPE
= = Jim thorpe was a all around nice man and athelite.Jim Thorpe exemplified persoverence by overcoming his hard childhood,returning his two gold medels,and becoming the very first president of the natinal football league [N.F.L.].

Jim Thorpe overcame his hard school life Jim was sent to a reservation boarding school were teachers where hateful because he was half native american.He also walked 270 miles to school and back through a total of 6 months.He spent four years being home schooled after his mother died in 1901 when he was thirteen.

Jim Thorpe overcame the return of his olympic gold medels In 1912 Jim joined the 1912 olympic games and became the only man to win both the decathlon and the pentathlon winning two gold medels.Sadly they were revocted.Later after Jim's trageck death they were reinstated.

Jim Thorpe became the first president of the N.F.L.[nationol football league] Jim Thorpe became the very first president of the Natinal football league later to be known as the [N.F.L.].He was the best athelite for half of a intire century.Jim Thorpe went down in history as a great athelite only winner of the becathlon and pentathlon and of course the first president of the N.F.L.[nationol football league].

Jim Thorpe was the best male athelite of half of a century. He wouldn't have gotten that fare without going through a rough childhood and giving back his medels also being the president of the N.F.L.[nationol football league].



References:

Getty. (Photographer). (1920). //Headshot of american athlete jim thorpe (1888 - 1953), 1920s. (photo by archive photos/getty images)//. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=imh&AN=imh513510&site=srck5-live