Jim Thorpe: All American Athlete, Olympian, Hero

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4 жыл бұрын

In this new story time segment, I wanted to spend some time featuring athletes who inspire at every level of life. Great athletes, sure. But also those who lived great lives!
In this first episode I decided to feature the life and accomplishments of Jim Thorpe, a hero and man of good character too. This is a brief history of his life and accomplishments. There is so much more that I couldn't include. But sufficeth to say, the more I read about him, the more impressed I've become. I recommend all take some time to learn about Jim and his history.
Written and narrated by Ryan Shanahan with excerpts taken from various online sources.
Some video footage is used from the Olympic game channel for the purpose of illustration and commentary, and falls under fair use of the patent law.

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@msjennable 3 жыл бұрын

That's my great uncle!!!❤️🌟

@davidokenfuss5558 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Jim Thorpe was my idol as a young man and a source of inspiration for everything i did in Athletics .

@tb5856 2 жыл бұрын

You quite pretty and also skilled

@luvsilly60 Жыл бұрын

Great part of American history

@crzyndncwby Жыл бұрын

He was my father's (KIOWA TRIBE) hero. And he was most definitely my hero. And he's my sons hero too... We're all proud Oklahoma NDNs! My father actually met him at the American Indian exposition, in ANADARKO OKLAHOMA.

@garrytito2068 Жыл бұрын

Seriously. Very proud lady ah.

@keeghanbrewer2776 Жыл бұрын

A life to aspire to

@gprich82 10 ай бұрын

Dude was a unit.

@The_Mad_King Жыл бұрын

This country needs another one of him

@SuperBobby1967 Ай бұрын

Bruce Jenner was pretty amazing at the decathlon. Never mind what happened afterwards.

@kennethcabral4659 11 ай бұрын

can you imagine what this man could've done with the right equipment?

@recsporteducation4594 11 ай бұрын

Truly

@Afro.G. Жыл бұрын

Wow! So with all odds against him and terrible prejudice this man went on to become a legendary athlete and an inspiration to millions. Talk about perseverance and strength 💪🏽I have so much respect for Jim Thorpe.

@naturallydope6971 Жыл бұрын

An inspiration!

@asgio27 10 ай бұрын

Echo that loudly. Amazing human, in spite of all he overcame.

@frankramos3640 Ай бұрын

TRULY, A GREAT MAN! THIS IS A PERSON WORTHY OF EVERYONE'S RESPECT AND EMULATION,

@recsporteducation4594 Ай бұрын

@@frankramos3640 agreed.

@leoncheeks1680 2 ай бұрын

Best athlete ever!!

@ronshears835 4 жыл бұрын

A great athlete and a great man

@NancyFreire-dv4pi 4 күн бұрын

Amazing how the body can do what he done brings inspiration to my soul

@gstudios36 3 жыл бұрын

Love learning about The Greatest Athlete ever👏🏼 Jim Thorpe

@HIGHLIFEMotivation 3 жыл бұрын

He's a LEGEND !!!

@jamisa4464 Жыл бұрын

Native American blood made him the grratest

@RedAvalanche98 6 ай бұрын

@@jamisa4464huh

@thehonourablegentlemanfrom4428 3 жыл бұрын

You have done such a supremely well appointed narration of this man's span of life, a French-Potawatomi, Kickapoo & Sauk Fox man who was my grandmother's second cousin (Charlotte Vieux-descendant of French fur trader: Jacques Vieux). Your spoken grammer, with your words showing at times the inflections of an alert, inquisitive wildly collegiate, in a highly distinguished nerdy gentleman type feel I gather thru watching this twice now ...it made me emotional & yes I cried unexpectedly. You honor me and my Vieux-Wamego-Tomey-Nhoktonik Potawatomi & Kickapoo family by how you spoke to me..as you spoke to everyone who'll learn more about Mr. Thorpe as you speak to my cousin Jim Thorpe himself perhaps.. in your very words of genuine affection that is what I personally HEARD in your historical narration voice that pays such a modern tribute to his courage that must somehow be seen in me and you and his grandchildren the best athletic record scored and kept that retells upon each generation ; his resolve & our American amidexterity cannot be beaten as we turn our face to our foe and only see the faces of all our many friends. Thank you for giving Jacobus Thorpe an up to date, modern new and younger collegiate styled voice. Who he was and what he stood for speaks thru you. I like that. ✌Hon. K.C Eisenberger from Oklahoma, Lost Territories.

@msjennable 3 жыл бұрын

WAIT? We're family!!!!

@lovinLaVonna 10 ай бұрын

How many other relatives are around today that tie back to Jim Thorpe? God bless you and yours and thank you for sharing your comments.

@nickhall6809 Жыл бұрын

That was heartfelt ❤

@masbells9793 Ай бұрын

My lord not just a greatest athlete but most importantly great humble man.

@joshuahornick3221 Жыл бұрын

Jim Thorpe was also the best football player of his generation and an accomplished professional baseball and basketball player. As well as the national collegiate ballroom dancing champion.

@recsporteducation4594 Жыл бұрын

Oh, I didn't know about the ballroom part of his history. Amazing! Thanks for your comment.

@McIntyreBible Жыл бұрын

5:04, an amazing fact!

@dubweezy Жыл бұрын

What a champion. incredible

@seashley8931 Жыл бұрын

Legend

@naturallydope6971 Жыл бұрын

I see his picture everywhere when I was in a hospital a few weeks ago at the Jim Thorpe outpatient and inpatient facility. I was very curious to find out who this great person is.

@threezysworld8089 10 ай бұрын

He's often forgotten but legit claim to being the greatest athlete in history participating in Olympics, MLB and NFL.

@aguthrie91 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Jim.

@Johnadams20760 Жыл бұрын

and he also played pro basketball, pro baseball, pro football, pro golf, won a national ballroom compeition. won a national yacht race and other things i can't even think of. also in that same olympics, he qualified for the individual high jump, long jump and 100 yard dash and placed 4th in high jump 7th in long jump and 11th in running. he would have gone to another olympic game but after he got back, the comittee discoverd he played baseball during the summer at that time and got paid 5 bucks for the summer which il isk 1000 dollars in 2023. not very much money. other people did that but did not use their real named. he had no idea about such things and was hoenst. but they stripped im of his medals even though bseball had zilch to do with the sports he compted in. and not returend to his family til like 20 years ago.

@recsporteducation4594 Жыл бұрын

Great contribution to his history. I'll have to consider a revision and add notes to this episode. Thank you.

@Johnadams20760 Жыл бұрын

@@recsporteducation4594 you are elcome. oh i just looked up some stuff. he even did lacrosse . not professionaly but he played everything well. btw. you are most welcome. i got interested in him when i was young and my dad told me he was the greatest ever. and a few years ago i saw several vidoes on him and just kind of remember a bunch of these things. but i am sure if they were talked about that they are are probably pretty accurate.

@hadleejohansen2159 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make another Jim Thorpe video please?

@recsporteducation4594 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Hadlee. Thanks for your comment. What would you be interested in seeing in an additional video, beyond what was covered in this one?

@Jahnink Жыл бұрын

Born in 1888, not 1880.

@mrbran214 3 жыл бұрын

at 2:38 that is navajo words

@JohnSmith-vv2uo 11 ай бұрын

This is Levels bro Tears flowing levels

@OfficialGH98 4 ай бұрын

In 1954, the town of Mauch Chunk was renamed as Jim Thorpe in Pennsylvania, Carbon County when Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk merged.

@gotrain4me 7 ай бұрын

"Good Show"...??... more like Great show Jim the world may never see another warrior like you again. Thank you Jim for your greatness. RIP great warrior.

@user-uy5ml4gq8s 9 ай бұрын

The original Bo Jackson

@silverblack8312 2 жыл бұрын

Charles Bronson would've played him well in a biopic

@BlackRooster187- Жыл бұрын

Nah, get an Indigenous actor. Enough white men falling off horses..

@philt1771 Жыл бұрын

Charles Bronson was a fellow Pennsylvanian.

@CockLobster Жыл бұрын

Too short

@moniquekeisrie7436 2 жыл бұрын

Fijn - Informatief-! Dank U-!🇳🇱🙏🇳🇱👌🇳🇱⚘

@nuthin4sumpthin Жыл бұрын

I'd rather watch a movie about Jim Thorpe, than the same old capeshit movies.

@travismcgreat3823 Жыл бұрын

The story of Jim Thorpe by Tall Paul is amazing.

@McIntyreBible Жыл бұрын

3:47, Jim Thorpe holds these records

@luisdvargas85 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful story, indian blood will never die.

@Kennykeltner 4 ай бұрын

Incredible man

@ronshears835 4 жыл бұрын

He had no peers. Some athlete

@Viper-The-Dragon Ай бұрын

I’m related to him! Don’t know how tho

@recsporteducation4594 Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment.

@drewyager4020 9 ай бұрын

He got screwed. What a stud

@unofficialmediahouse 9 ай бұрын

That's my nanaji

@NancyFreire-dv4pi 4 күн бұрын

People are people good or bad in all races but in the end the good will win

@faseeghmarcus8763 3 сағат бұрын

So he just tried a sport for the first time because it looked interesting and then became the best at everything?

@aprilfriebis1191 Жыл бұрын

I miss chsrley😢

@lovinLaVonna 10 ай бұрын

#PatrickDavid needs to see this.

@Wanker527 Жыл бұрын

I think when his twin died, his life essence went into Jim. Consolidating their power together and creating a Native American demigod.

@STHACKBLACK Жыл бұрын

Asterisk......African Americans were not allowed to compete in the Olympics at that time.

@juicewoman1917 5 күн бұрын

They know er would've dominated this too!

@todsmith6591 2 жыл бұрын

is this guy trying to say 'soux' sox?

@Dooreid 23 күн бұрын

Sac Fox