Jim Thorpe went on to become the first Native American ... after it determined that he had been paid to play baseball for a summer. Thorpe’s athletic legacy went beyond the Olympics, but for ...

The award was established in 1986 and is named after history’s greatest all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the offensive side of the ball, but also ...

He also excelled in baseball, bowling ... the two small Pennsylvania towns combined into one and was renamed Jim Thorpe.

After that, he took aim at the Jim Thorpe Award for snubbing Hunter. The Jim Thorpe Award is given annually to the best defensive back in the country. This year's finalists are Caleb Downs of the ...

God bless you.” The Jim Thorpe Award is named in honor of the early 20th century Native American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and later played pro baseball, football and basketball.

Jahdae Barron won the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the country’s most outstanding defensive back, and Kelvin Banks Jr. picked up another award as he was named the Outland Trophy recipient.