The Extraordinary Story Of Jim Thorpe | Part 1
Episode: #001.
Jim Thorpe.Athlete: Athletics. American Football. Baseball.
Athletes In History
Could Jim Thorpe be the original GOAT? Two Olympic gold medals, Major League Baseball AND professional American football. Honestly, Jim… leave something for the rest of us! 😂
These past couple of weeks have been full of travel, with Laura now back in Australia (for now…), plenty of research, and getting our newest segment ready—and we’re so excited to finally introduce:
Almost Pro Athletes In History! 🎙️⏳
We’re taking our love of sporting stories back in time, exploring the lives of athletes who are no longer here to tell their own stories. And we couldn’t think of a better place to start than The Extraordinary Story Of Jim Thorpe | Part 1.
A documentary on Laura’s flight to Australia introduced us to Jim. One deep dive later, we had a new segment, a growing list of questions, and absolutely no chance of fitting his story into one episode.
If you haven’t heard of him, settle in. You’re about to understand why we’re so invested.
In Part 1, we follow Jim from his childhood as a member of the Sac and Fox Nation to Carlisle Indian Industrial School, his incredible performances at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, and his move into professional baseball and American football.
Expect plenty of disbelief, a little couch coaching, and a sporting story we couldn’t stop talking about!
Stream Episode. 38:36mins.
