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Appearances Over Time
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Arguably the best athlete of all time.
Okay, Jim Thorpe wins.
Jim Thorpe wasn't just good at sport.
He was at least at basically everything.
Right, so born in 1887 in Oklahoma, right?
He had a tough upbringing with personal tragedies, but showed insane natural ability early on.
I need you to know about Jim Thorpe.
Jim Thorpe became world famous at the 1912 Olympics when he won gold in the pentathlon, won gold in the decathlon, and dominated so heavily that even the king of Sweden told him, Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.
It gets better.
It gets better.
So when he finished at the Olympics, he decided to start playing football.
Yeah, obviously.
Soccer, as in?
No, American football.
And he became a pro footballer, right, and played in the top league for a team called the Canton Bulldogs.
He was so good, he became the president of the NFL.
Hold on, hold on.
He was, right?
And then after that, he was like, I'm so good, but I'm a bit bored.
He decided to play baseball and he was signed by a team called the New York Giants.