James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to ...
He was a reticent Sac and Fox Indian from the Oklahoma frontier, orphaned as a ... This was partly thanks to Thorpe, who won renown in football, baseball, track ...
William Mervin Mills was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for Oglala Lakota people. His Lakota name, ...
Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) had the most impact and influence in the modern era, winning the 10,000 meters in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, ...
Then, there was an American Indian named Jim Thorpe.
Native American Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two-time All-American track star Erycka Fisher is getting the ultimate chance to show off her terrific track skills.
A Knoxville native and former University of Tennessee track star
As a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, raising awareness for this
as baseball, basketball, swimming, and track and field and consist of athletes ...