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Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

  1. LSU Football: Power Ranking the 10 Best Players over the Past Decade
    Bleacher Report logo Bleacher Report 9 hours ago

    Landry was a four-year starter for LSU and hit the scene hard right off the bat when he anchored the Tigers' secondary during the team's 2003 National Championship season. He was an All-American and finalist for the Jim Thorpe award in his senior...

  2. NFL Mock Draft 2012: Full 7 Round Projections for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Bleacher Report logo Bleacher Report 11 hours ago

    This past year alone, he caught six interceptions and picked up the Jim Thorpe Award—given to the best college defensive back in the nation. Coming out of the extremely proficient LSU defense, Claiborne will be more than ready to begin a long and...

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago
    LSU's Morris Claiborne holds the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's most outstanding defensive back during the College Football Awards show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.

    LSU's Morris Claiborne holds the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's most outstanding defensive back during the College Football Awards show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. View Photo »

  4. We were ready to take on the new challenges of owning a business and changing our direction in life ... Using the product knowledge of SIGNARAMA will help us assist other businesses in the community to grow and market their businesses.
    – Jim Thorpe SOURCE: 24-7PressRelease.com 2 months ago
  5. Vikings Play Host To Sacramento State... Finally
    Portland State Vikings 1 day ago

    PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (12-12, 6-6) Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:05 p.m. Peter W. Stott Center (1,500), Portland, OR Television: None Radio: Freedom 970 AM, www.970.am • Play-by-play: Tom Hewitt • Pregame Show: 6:30 p.m. Live Video Stream:...

  6. Adele sweeps Grammy Awards, but acts with Lehigh Valley connections do well, too
    The Morning Call logo The Morning Call 1 day ago

    Playing banjo in front of a crack band, she looked almost adult, although her feigned surprise over the standing ovation she got didn't. Swift also got the honor of introducing the touching tribute to Glen Campbell -- he plays at Penn's Peak near Jim...

  7. Derby Telegraph published Let Saddam's buttock remain in UK, councillor is to urge Iraqi...
    Derby Telegraph logo Derby Telegraph 5 days ago

    Councillor Joe Naitta says the bronze buttock from Saddam's statue should be sold to help injured servicemen. It was picked up by ex-SAS soldier Nigel Ely in April 2003, when jubilant Iraqis pulled down the statue in Baghdad. Mr Ely was later arrested,...

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago
    Wyoming guard Luke Martinez (25) guards Maryland Eastern Shore's Louis Bell during Game 4 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

    Wyoming guard Luke Martinez (25) guards Maryland Eastern Shore's Louis Bell during Game 4 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. View Photo »

  9. I remember a conversation I had when I was 14 with the track coach at Plainfield High ... And he asked me what I wanted to be. I told him, ‘The best athlete in Plainfield.’ Then it became ‘The best in New Jersey,’ and ‘The best in America’ and ‘The best in the world.’ So I got a book on Jim Thorpe, we r...
    SOURCE: NJ.com 2 months ago
  10. One Run Elmer, Jim Thorpe Buster Keaton 1935
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 66 months ago
  11. In Memory of the 2012 LSU football season: February 1, 2011- January 9, 2012.
    Fansided 5 days ago
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    Les Miles won numerous coach of the year awards. Defensive coordinator John Chavis won the Frank Broyles award for top assistance coach/coordinator. Tyrann Mathieu won the Bednarik award for the nation’s best defensive player, and Morris Claiborne won...

  12. Thorpe winner Claiborne's commitment never rests
    NevadaAppeal.com logo NevadaAppeal.com 5 days ago

    CITY (AP) — Before Morris Claiborne celebrated his 22nd birthday and was honored as the Jim Thorpe Award at a dinner Tuesday night, the All-American from LSU had work to do. He started his day with 45 minutes of treadmill and pool work. Ken Prude, who...

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About Jim Thorpe

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Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk) (28 May 1888 – 28 March 1953) was an American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football at the collegiate and professional levels, and also played professional... Full Article

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LSU's Morris Claiborne holds the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's most outstanding defensive back during the College Football Awards show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.
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  1. LSU's Morris Claiborne holds the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's most outstanding defensive back during the College Football Awards show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    LSU's Morris Claiborne holds the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's most outstanding defensive back during the College Football Awards show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.

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  2. Wyoming guard Luke Martinez (25) guards Maryland Eastern Shore's Louis Bell during Game 4 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Wyoming guard Luke Martinez (25) guards Maryland Eastern Shore's Louis Bell during Game 4 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  3. Wyoming guard Arthur Bouedo guards Maryland-Eastern Shore's Ishaq Pitt during a Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball game Saturday Nov. 26, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Wyoming guard Arthur Bouedo guards Maryland-Eastern Shore's Ishaq Pitt during a Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball game Saturday Nov. 26, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  4. Louisiana Tech's Kenyon McNeail (21) and J.L. Lewis (25) block out Portland State center Nate Lozeau on a foul shot during the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Louisiana Tech's Kenyon McNeail (21) and J.L. Lewis (25) block out Portland State center Nate Lozeau on a foul shot during the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  5. Portland State guard Lateef McMullan, left, blocks the shot of Wyoming's JayDee Luster during Game 2 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Portland State guard Lateef McMullan, left, blocks the shot of Wyoming's JayDee Luster during Game 2 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  6. Wyoming forward Leonard Washington (5) battles against Portland State's Nate Lozeau and Chehales Tapscott during Game 2 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Wyoming forward Leonard Washington (5) battles against Portland State's Nate Lozeau and Chehales Tapscott during Game 2 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  7. Wyoming center Adam Waddell (15) plays defense against Portland State's Chehales Tapscott during Game 2 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Wyoming center Adam Waddell (15) plays defense against Portland State's Chehales Tapscott during Game 2 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  8. Louisiana Tech forward Romario Souza (45) makes a pass after falling to one knee against Maryland Eastern Shore's Akeem Anderson during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Louisiana Tech forward Romario Souza (45) makes a pass after falling to one knee against Maryland Eastern Shore's Akeem Anderson during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  9. Louisiana Tech guard Kenneth Smith guards Maryland Eastern Shore's Percy Woods (12) during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011 in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Louisiana Tech guard Kenneth Smith guards Maryland Eastern Shore's Percy Woods (12) during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011 in Laramie, Wyo.

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  10. Louisiana Tech forward Isaiah Massey (10) scores underneath Maryland Eastern Shore center Olatunji Kosile during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Louisiana Tech forward Isaiah Massey (10) scores underneath Maryland Eastern Shore center Olatunji Kosile during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  11. Maryland Eastern Shore guard Hillary Haley dunks the ball against Louisiana Tech during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011 in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Maryland Eastern Shore guard Hillary Haley dunks the ball against Louisiana Tech during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday Nov. 25, 2011 in Laramie, Wyo.

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  12. Louisiana Tech forward Isaiah Massey (10) knocks the ball away from Maryland Eastern Shore guard Hillary Haley during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Louisiana Tech forward Isaiah Massey (10) knocks the ball away from Maryland Eastern Shore guard Hillary Haley during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  13. Louisiana Tech forward Romario Souza (45) tries to block the shot of Maryland Eastern Shore's Ishaq Pitt (2) during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Louisiana Tech forward Romario Souza (45) tries to block the shot of Maryland Eastern Shore's Ishaq Pitt (2) during Game 1 of the Jim Thorpe Classic NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo.

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  14. LUTZ, FL - APRIL 16: Jim Thorpe hits his out of the bunker on the 11th hole during the second round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am at the TPC of Tampa on April 16, 2011 in Lutz, Florida. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    LUTZ, FL - APRIL 16: Jim Thorpe hits his out of the bunker on the 11th hole during the second round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am at the TPC of Tampa on April 16, 2011 in Lutz, Florida.

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  15. LUTZ, FL - APRIL 16: Jim Thorpe hits his tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am at the TPC of Tampa on April 16, 2011 in Lutz, Florida. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    LUTZ, FL - APRIL 16: Jim Thorpe hits his tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am at the TPC of Tampa on April 16, 2011 in Lutz, Florida.

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  16. LUTZ, FL - APRIL 16: Jim Thorpe putts on the 12th hole during the second round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am at the TPC of Tampa on April 16, 2011 in Lutz, Florida. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

    LUTZ, FL - APRIL 16: Jim Thorpe putts on the 12th hole during the second round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am at the TPC of Tampa on April 16, 2011 in Lutz, Florida.

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LSU's Morris Claiborne holds the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's most outstanding defensive back during the College Football Awards show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. , Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.

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  1. We were ready to take on the new challenges of owning a business and changing our direction in life ... Using the product knowledge of SIGNARAMA will help us assist other businesses in the community to grow and market their businesses.
    – Jim Thorpe SOURCE: 24-7PressRelease.com 2 months ago
  2. I remember a conversation I had when I was 14 with the track coach at Plainfield High ... And he asked me what I wanted to be. I told him, ‘The best athlete in Plainfield.’ Then it became ‘The best in New Jersey,’ and ‘The best in America’ and ‘The best in the world.’ So I got a book on Jim Thorpe, we r...
    SOURCE: NJ.com 2 months ago
  3. I like to see all the trains drive around ... One time I rode on a train in Jim Thorpe and once on the Strasburg Rail Road.
    SOURCE: Montgomery Media 2 months ago
  4. We had Jonas playing quarterback, with Jim Thorpe and Mack Herron... a wide-open, run-and-gun offence ... Now the noise bounces back down. At field level it's just a roar. It's just overwhelming.
    SOURCE: Winnipeg Sun 2 months ago
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