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FAMOUS NATIVE AMERICAN ATHLETES

CALIE honors and remembers the greatest Native American Indian athletes of recorded history to provide an important historical references for Native American students, teachers and the sports community for on-line research and positive role models to inspire young Native Americans.

JIM THORPE Sac & Fox, 1887-1953.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE:
Jim Thorpe, Sac & Fox, 1887-1953

There are so many facts and information essays already written on the Internet about this great 20th century sports legend that the CALIE webmaster will refer California Indian Education visitors to GOOGLE and YAHOO Jim Thorpe for the best facts, statistics, olympics, tributes about this great Native American Indian sports hero and his inspirational legacy.

"(Jim Thorpe) was the greatest athlete who ever lived.... What he had was natural ability. There wasn't anything he couldn't do. All he had to see is someone doin' something and he tried it... and he'd do it better."

-- 1912 Olympic silver medalist Abel Kiviat

JIM THORPE POSTAGE STAMP
United States Postal Service "Jim Thorpe, Star at Stockholm" commemorative postage stamp — famous Native American postage stamp USPS.

Please visit the OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF JIM THORPE "The World's Greatest Athlete" for his biography, facts, photo scrapbooks, famous quotes, career highlights...

Joseph Burton, Lusieño
Joe Burton, Soboba Indian reservation, earned a full basketball scholarship with the Oregan State University Beavers. He met President Obama in December 2009 during a basketball game and later at the White House.

This page is under creation, established 1/22/09 and was last worked on 2/10/2010...

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THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE: Jim Thorpe, Sac & Fox, 1887-1953

THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE:
Jim Thorpe, Sac & Fox, 1887-1953