The Good and Bad Luck in the Life of Jim Thorpe (966 words, 4 pages)
In the early 1900s, specifically from 1908 to 1915, Jim Thorpe, a young Native American at Carlisle College in Pennsylvania, discovered his path to professional American athletics and fame. However, his breakthrough into professional sports was not at all a smooth one. In 1909 Thorpe joined the football and track ...
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