The Native American Who Won Two Olympic Gold Medals – Then Had His Titles Taken Away Before History Finally Reversed The Decision
His role in the affair was complicated and not particularly heroic.
The Larger Story That The Medals Could Not Contain
By the time the IOC made its 2022 announcement, Jim Thorpe had become something considerably larger than the story of two gold medals and a disqualification.
He had been named the greatest athlete of the first half of the twentieth century by the Associated Press in 1950.
He had been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963, as part of its inaugural class.
His decathlon world record had stood for thirty-six years.
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