Added: Jul 7, 2008
From: portlandwas
Duration: 3:22
In a poll conducted in 1950 Jim Thorpe was named the greatest athlete of the first half of the Twentieth Century. He played baseball for the Portland Beavers in 1922. Video MaCk MCfarland www.portlandwas.com using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilms.com
Channel: Sports
Tags: 1920s america baseball buster depression indian jim keaton native oregon portland portlandwas silent thorpe
Rating: 4.78 (23 ratings) Views: 14685' favoriteCount='31 Comments: 16
trees75094 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Nicely done.
zyx645 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - realy nice to honor jim thanks
rorygg1 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - jim thorpe is the greatest ever, and that includes michael jordan, babe ruth, and everyone else. when he completed in the 1912 olympics, he wasn't even considered a citizen of the US.another injustice the the american indian.
jacobbrown1902 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - So true. "Thanks, King!"
jacobbrown1902 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Thank you so much for this! Jim Thorpe is the greatest!
RSBonos Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Great video, but are there any other videos of Thorpe in existence? Especially in athletic competitions.
geekyvince Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - buster keaton rocks I never saw this before I wish it had the whole thing
nauxious Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Jim Thorpe, first President of Pro-football
gwbushisno2 Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Was that Dodger Stadium!* Jim Thorpe All-American *
BooBooLane Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - ESPN has the gall to rank Jim No. 7 of all-time so there will be fewer videos of him as a result.The Decathalon is the hardest thing to do; Jim was not only the best at that but the best football player of all-time. And could also play some baseball.For all this he got Number 7.
theufokid Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - your dam right thorpe best athlete ever by far. he WAS THE KING NO ONE will everr top what he has done no one
theufokid Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - your dam right thorpe best athlete ever by far. he WAS THE KING NO ONE will everr top what he has done no one
theufokid Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - i wish there was ther has to be somewere. hes the best athlete our world has ever known FACT
BooBooLane Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - kid speaks the true.
wandysilva Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - Jim Thorpe gets my vote for the greatest athlete of all time.
creamofcardstv Says:
Jul 7, 2008 - I like your video clip and have rated it as awesome. Please check out my clip of silent movie star tobacco cards. They include: Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, Tom Mix, Jackie Coogan, Harold Lloyd and many more.