Jim Thorpe, Pa. Thorpe's body was ... The local high school is also named after Thorpe, whose achievements at the 1912 Olympics even inspired the school's mascot, the Olympians. Sponsor Message.

Nearly sixty years ago, a Pennsylvania town renamed itself after legendary Olympian Jim Thorpe. How he came to be buried there is a tale of messy family business that continues to this day.

Pine Ridge High School in South Dakota adopted Thorpes as its mascot in honor of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe. / Bill Streicher-USA TODAY NETWORK There might come a day when U.S. high school teams ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. — The iconic yellow peanut with a top hat and cane made his planters debut in 1916. More than 100 years later, people still go nuts for Mr. Peanut. "What is there not to love ...

A new documentary, "Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning," about the iconic Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, will premiere on The History Channel on July 7. The film is executive produced by LeBron James' ...

Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes in history and the victim of what many considered a century-old Olympic injustice, has been restored as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at ...