Mr Jim Thorpe Wa-Tho-Huk, “Bright Path.” Is iN da House!!!

[irishdenny]

Finally the Man Gets His Day!

Medals Long Over do Awarded to the Greatest Athlete Evar...

*Show Us What Your Got of this Awesome American Indian:

My One and Only, Sitting Proud just a little time after His Day in the Sun.

[cubman1941]

Nothing of his but so glad he was given his due and the medals and records restored.

[jefferyepayne]

Yes, yes, yes!!!! So happy for the Thorpe family.

jeff

[rjackson44]

Love this card

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

Yes, yes, yes!!!! So happy for the Thorpe family.

jeff

+1 agree great news for his legacy and his family.

Sadly I have no Thorpes’ to show off

[BabyRuth]

Sport King

[Michael B]

The 1912 Olympics postcard. I bought mine in Sweden in 2016 from someone who had several. Even paying in Swedish Krone it was no where near the price people are paying for it here. It is a little damaged at the top which is mainly my fault, but it does not matter. It will never be sold and will be going to my alma mater along with the rest of my Olympic photography archives.

thorpe2.jpg

[Bobbycee]

Are there any issues of Thorpe other than this team card?

I can't wait for his new biography due out in a month or so.

[Jobu]

Mr Thorpe as a member of the NFL's short-lived 1922-23 Oorang Indians. Left to right it is Thorpe (HOF), Joe Guyon (HOF), Emer Busch, and Peter Calac.

And I am throwing in another RPPC of Busch from his days at Carlisle.

[FrankWakefield]

For those who're interested...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe,_Pennsylvania

[Exhibitman]

I gotta get better scans.

[Rhotchkiss]

Gotta love Jim.

[robw1959]

Better posthumously than never. From the accounts I have read about him, Jim Thorpe may have been an even better running back than Jim Brown! Not too many runners could take a football end to end and score a touchdown in one attempt against 50 defending football players on the field . . . with zero blockers . . . and do it twice in a row. This guy had the elusiveness of Gale Sayers and the power of Jim Brown combined.

[Lucas00]

Jim has some great local ties to PA that I love so much. The Carlisle Indian school that Jim Came through Just a few years prior Chief bender also graduated from. I'm not sure if they would've played on any similar sports teams but damn that would be amazing to see.
It is very sad what the school was designed for though. But I guess the one good thing that came out of it was Jim Discovered he was an athletic phenom.

[Kawika]

Glad to see history made right.

1913 NY Giants World Tour team

JT in 1914

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Gotta love Jim.

Beautiful

[Rad_Hazard]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

Finally the Man Gets His Day!

Medals Long Over do Awarded to the Greatest Athlete Evar...

*Show Us What Your Got of this Awesome American Indian:

My One and Only, Sitting Proud just a little time after His Day in the Sun.

Excellent rookie issue of Thorpe! Those Fatima's are some of my favorites. My Giants isn't as nice as yours as it's an SGC 1, and I have an Indians SGC 1 since it was the most affordable Shoeless Joe I could snag.

Thorpe is amazing and that is a great rookie card!

[jefferyepayne]

Gotta give Thorpe his due after all these years. Since this is a baseball board, I'll stick to just his baseball stuff.





















jeff

[oldjudge]

A couple of examples

[irishdenny]

Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard

Excellent rookie issue of Thorpe! Those Fatima's are some of my favorites. My Giants isn't as nice as yours as it's an SGC 1, and I have an Indians SGC 1 since it was the most affordable Shoeless Joe I could snag.

Thorpe is amazing and that is a great rookie card!

Dankz Rad!

From a Pure Team Collectors Point a View,
I believe that this is the MOST Under Rated Pre War Set!!

Lots of Relics in this Thread...

Jeff, I Love Your Parade items!!!

Keep'em Coming Guys

[55koufax]

I feel this is the best Thorpe that exists. Seen almost all of the '55 AA's of #37 in 9, and this one is the closest to Gem Mint.

[ricktmd]

Nice Auto of Thorpe and Cobb at a Hollywood Stars game

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by ricktmd

Nice Auto of Thorpe and Cobb at a Hollywood Stars game

Thorpe, Cobb, and the great Gus Zernial.

[Exhibitman]

That Boston Garters is amazing! I do not recall seeing one before.

[brianp-beme]

Here is my Sport Kings variation card of Jim Thorpe playing professional ball under the George Connally pseudonym.

Brian

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Here is my Sport Kings variation card of Jim Thorpe playing professional ball under the George Connally pseudonym.

Brian

Now that's cool! Thanks for posting this.

jeff

[brianp-beme]

And now the reveal...

Brian (I am a devious collector)

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

Now that's cool! Thanks for posting this.

jeff

+1