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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=560059" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Jim Thorpe</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Born in May of Eighteen eighty-eight<br>Though the birth record is obscure<br>In Oklahoma, in a one room cabin<br>With brother Charlie, of that we're sure.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">His father, Hiram, was a farmer<br>Mother, Mary James, a Pottawatomie<br>Descendant of the Chief, Black Hawk<br>A Warrior with an athletic history.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">His Indian name of Wa-Tho-Huk<br>Translated meaning of “Bright Path”<br>As his future really seemed to be<br>Before the typical white man's wrath.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">His twin brother passed away at nine <br>Then in the year, Nineteen, ought four<br>He attended the Carlisle Indian School<br>Where he learned football, track, and more.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Trained by legend, Glenn “Pop” Warner<br>Who had the unique insight to see<br>The young phenomenon evolving<br>Into, the great athlete, he would be.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">All-American in Nineteen 0-nine<br>And soon, on the Olympic Team<br>Sailing across the sea to Sweden<br>The answer to many-a-youngster's dream.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He trained on board on the journey<br>And he must have done it very well<br>For he blew away his competitors<br>That's what, long lasting records tell.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In the Pentathlon and Decathlon<br>He won a Gold Medal in each<br>And it seemed any goal he went for<br>For him, would be an easy reach.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Gustav, the King of Sweden said it best<br>After the Nineteen twelve Olympics<br>“Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.”<br>After witnessing, Thorpe's sporting epics.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And, not one to stand on ceremony<br>That sometimes, great success can bring<br>He answered, honestly and simply<br>As they shook hands, and said, “Thanks, King.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But, it came out after the Olympics <br>He'd played some semi-pro baseball<br>They said his medals were illegal<br>And the Committee issued a recall.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">His name was removed from the records<br>And his Gold Medals taken away<br>But, with style he just moved on<br>To play the games he loved to play.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He signed with the New York Giants<br>And played with the Reds in Cincinnati <br>Ending up with the Boston Braves<br>On his baseball playing odyssey. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">At the same time he played football<br>For teams like Canton, Cleveland, and Chicago<br>Helped form what is now, the NFL<br>Which a lot of folks probably don't know.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He worked for awhile in the movies<br>As boss of the Chicago Park System<br>Involved in matters of Indian Affairs<br>A song and dance troupe named after him.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He was named, “the greatest football player”<br>By the Associated Press in Nineteen fifty<br>And, “the greatest overall male athlete”<br>One of the best that we will ever see. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">In Fifty-three he had a heart attack<br>And on the New York Times front page <br>They said we'd lost, “a marvelous performer”<br>From this world's sporting stage.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But he was so much more than that<br>With his dignity and quiet grace<br>One of those very special people<br>Who have made this world a better place.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He was subjected to the racism<br>That, “Indian athlete” and “Redskin”<br>And it eventually took it's toll<br>Lead to poverty and alcoholism. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Thirty years after his passing<br>His Olympic Medals were finally restored<br>Along with many posthumous honors<br>Much too late, for his just reward.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He's just another great American <br>Born of the Natives of this land<br>Who never knew and/or never saw<br>Real American freedoms, take a stand.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Abe+Jones">Abe Jones</a><div class=q>
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Though the birth record is obscure
In Oklahoma, in a one room cabin
With brother Charlie, of that we're sure.

His father, Hiram, was a farmer
Mother, Mary James, a Pottawatomie
Descendant of the Chief, Black H..."></div>
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