Record #:

13870

Author(s):

Criswell, Howard D.

Abstract:

Jim Thorpe was a ground breaking Native American Olympic athlete and professional baseball player from Rocky Mount, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Carolina League from 1910-1911, Thorpe was denied his Olympic medals because of his status as a professional baseball player.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 46, Apr 1953, p5-7, il

Subject(s):

Olympics