Good stuff.
Here's 2 recommendations on Jim Thorpe: Read "Path Lit By Lightning", by David Maraniss. Also, go see Jim's grave/mausoleum in Jim Thorpe, PA. If you live in the north east, it's a day trip well worth taking. The town is awesome .
Enjoy the train ride in the Spring or Fall.
It's too bad he never got to play in an established NFL. He would have dominated. Same may be true in Baseball, but John McGraw refused to play him, letting his talents rot on the bench
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