thorpe, jim

A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story of how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team.

Jim Thorpe: super athlete, Olympic gold medalist, member of the Sac and Fox Indian Nation. Pop Warner: indomitable coach, football mastermind, ivy league grad. Before these men became legends, they met in 1907 at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, where they forged one of the winningest teams in the history of America's favorite sport.

Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.

Jim Thorpe: super athlete, Olympic gold medalist, member of the Sac and Fox Indian Nation. Pop Warner: indomitable coach, football mastermind, ivy league grad. Before these men became legends, they met in 1907 at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, where they forged one of the winningest teams in the history of America's favorite sport.

A biography of the American Indian known as one of the best all-round athletes in history for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner and as an outstanding professional football and baseball player.

Fifteen-year-old Howard Tucker, one of the smartest kids at a Native American boarding school, trades math lessons with another student for football training to he can get on the football team, and when he receives advice from Jim Thorpe, his chances of playing in the big game increase.

Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.

Traces the life of the Oklahoma Indian farm boy who became an Olympic gold medal winner and a professional athlete.

A brief biography of the American Indian who became known as one of the greatest all-around athletes of the twentieth century.

Narrates the life story of Native American Jim Thorpe chronicling his childhood, education, and his athletic career. Covers his days in various Indian boarding schools to the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania where coach Pop Warner recognized Jim's athletic abilities.