Chris Eyre remembers his grandfather – a World War I veteran – recounting stories about the incredible exploits of Jim Thorpe. It would be comparable to a Gen-X sports fan today raving about Bo ...

“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 ...

(KGET) — Chris Eyre considers it almost criminal that when people are asked who was the greatest athlete of the 20 th Century that Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan are most often mentioned.

A new project by the History Channel explores the triumphs and injustices of Jim Thorpe’s career. “He’s one of the greatest Americans,” the director Chris Eyre said. By Emmanuel Morgan Before Deion ...

Wa-Tho-Huk, also known as James Francis Thorpe or Bright Path, was born in most accounts in [1887 or] 1888. He was a member of the Sac and Fox and Potawatomi Nations. Jim Thorpe was a warrior; a ...