James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28,<ref name="DOB">Sources vary. See, for example, Flatter, Ron. Bo", ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2016, and<br /> Golus, Carrie (2012). Edition), Twenty-First Century Books. p. 4. .</ref> 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). He also played football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and basketball. Wikipedia
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