American athlete and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in Indian Territory what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
And as a youth, he studies Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he was a two-time All-American for the school’s football team under coach Pop Warner.
In 1912 after his Olympic success, which included a record score in the decathlon, he added a victory in the All-Around Championship of the Amateur Athletic Union. In 1913, he played for the Pine Village Pros in Indiana.
Later in 1913, Thorpe signed with the New York Giants, and he played six seasons in Major League Baseball between 1913 and 1919.
In 1915 Thorpe joined the Canton Bulldogs American football team, helping them win three professional championships. He later played for six teams in the National Football League (NFL).
He played as part of several all-American Indian teams throughout his career, and barnstormed as a professional basketball player with a team composed entirely of American Indians.
How many times was Jim Thorpe married?
Jim Thorpe was married three times and had eight children, one of whom died in childhood.
Who are Jim Thorpe’s wives?
In 1913, he married Iva M. Miller, whom he had met at Carlisle. The couple bought a house now known as the Jim Thorpe House in Yale, Oklahoma, in 1917 and lived there until 1923.
They had four children: Gail Margaret, James F., Charlotte Marie, and Grace Frances. Miller filed for divorce from Thorpe in 1925 claiming desertion.
In 1926, Thorpe married Freeda Verona Kirkpatrick. Freeda was working for the baseball team manager for which he was playing at the time. They had four sons: Carl Phillip, William K., Richard A., and John R. “Jack.” Kirkpatrick divorced Thorpe in 1941 after they had been married for 15 years.
His last marriage was to Patricia Gladys Evelyn “Patsy” Askew on June 2, 1945. The couple stayed together until Thorpe’s death.
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