-thorpe won multiple medals in the 1912 olympics -he was an all-american -following the medals, he played professional baseball and football. -he was born in oklahoma, and died in california . -he signed with the canton bulldogs for $250 per game which was big back then. - His twin brother died at age 9, his mom died when he was 14. - He has a lot of athletic ACHIEVEMENTS. - Thorpe played with red grange. - In the penalthan he won 4 out of 5 medals - he died of a heart attack