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Jim Thorpe Through the Years

Take a look at the best images from Jim Thorpe's legendary career.

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Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)

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Hall of Fame Carlisle Indian School halfback Jim Thorpe in this undated photo. (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
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Hall of Fame Carlisle Indian School halfback Jim Thorpe in this undated photo. (Pro Football Hall of Fame)

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Running back Jim Thorpe of the Canton Bulldogs leaps into the fray during a 1915 game against the Columbus Panhandles. (Photo by NFL/NFL)
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Running back Jim Thorpe of the Canton Bulldogs leaps into the fray during a 1915 game against the Columbus Panhandles. (Photo by NFL/NFL)

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Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)

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Halfback Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)
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Halfback Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)

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Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)
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Jim Thorpe - NFL - File Photos

Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)

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Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)
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Jim Thorpe - NFL - File Photos

Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)

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Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)
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Jim Thorpe - NFL - File Photos

Jim Thorpe (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)

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Halfback Jim Thorpe of the New York Giants kicks a ball in 1925. (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)
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Halfback Jim Thorpe of the New York Giants kicks a ball in 1925. (Photo by Pro Football Hall Of Fame/NFL)

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This is an undated photo of athlete Jim Thorpe, the Carlisle back of the Carlisle Indian School in 1907-1908 and 1911-1912. He was also the unanimous selection to the all-time early day college team and was consensus All-American in 1911-12. After the 1912 Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden, where he won 2 gold medals for the pentathlon and the decathlon, King Gustave V of Sweden declared Thorpe the "greatest athlete in the world." (AP Photo)
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This is an undated photo of athlete Jim Thorpe, the Carlisle back of the Carlisle Indian School in 1907-1908 and 1911-1912. He was also the unanimous selection to the all-time early day college team and was consensus All-American in 1911-12. After the 1912 Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden, where he won 2 gold medals for the pentathlon and the decathlon, King Gustave V of Sweden declared Thorpe the "greatest athlete in the world." (AP Photo)

Hall of Fame Canton Bulldogs halfback Jim Thorpe (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
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Jim Thorpe

Hall of Fame Canton Bulldogs halfback Jim Thorpe (Pro Football Hall of Fame)

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Hall of Fame Carlisle Indian School halfback Jim Thorpe in this undated photo. (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
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Jim Thorpe

Hall of Fame Carlisle Indian School halfback Jim Thorpe in this undated photo. (Pro Football Hall of Fame)

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