In 1950, sportswriters from across the United States voted on who they thought was the greatest American athlete of the century but one you might not have heard of shone the brightest: the incomparable Jim Thorpe. Football, baseball, basketball player - he was talented beyond his years and the first Native American to achieve Olympic Gold glory!

Originally released by Makematic, 2021. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 03, 2021.

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