Articles & In-Depth Features

The shocking story of how $60 in baseball earnings cost Thorpe his Olympic gold medals, while white athletes who did the same faced no consequences.

The long road to justice: from partial restoration in 1983 to full vindication in 2022, 110 years after his Olympic victories.

How Jim Thorpe's family finally won justice through a grassroots campaign named after his Sac and Fox name, Wa-Tho-Huk.

The complete list of sports mastered by the world's greatest athlete, from Olympic gold to professional football, baseball, and basketball.

How Jim Thorpe won Olympic gold wearing mismatched shoes found in trash—one too big, one too small—exemplifying triumph over adversity.

When the future President tried to tackle Jim Thorpe at West Point, it ended Eisenhower's football career and taught him about "limitation and humility."

A 2005 ticket discovery revealed Thorpe led a barnstorming basketball team, making him the only athlete to play four sports professionally.

Jim Thorpe's forgotten Hollywood activism: founding the first organization fighting for Indigenous representation and fair treatment in films.

How Jim Thorpe's summer baseball earnings—needed for survival—became the most expensive $60 in sports history.

The complex relationship between Glenn "Pop" Warner and Jim Thorpe—from discovering his talent to abandoning him when scandal broke.