The National College Football Awards Association’s 35th annual College Football Awards show took place Friday on ESPN. Nine awards were presented, with Ohio State having four players up for six honors ...

Chris Eyre remembers his grandfather – a World War I veteran – recounting stories about the incredible exploits of Jim Thorpe. It would be comparable to a Gen-X sports fan today raving about Bo ...

As the leader of the No. 1 defense in the country, Ohio State University's Caleb Downs has been named the 2025 Paycom Jim ...

You can call me Jim -- Running away -- Finest game in the world -- Carlisle's visit -- Back home -- Garden Grove -- Off to Carlisle -- Follow the trolley tracks -- Cadet Thorpe -- Routine -- Outing -- ...

Recognized as perhaps the great athlete of all time, James "Jim" Thorpe excelled in every sport he attempted. A Sac-Fox Native American, Thorpe was a two-time All-American in football and starred in ...

(KGET) — Chris Eyre considers it almost criminal that when people are asked who was the greatest athlete of the 20 th Century that Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan are most often mentioned.

SEATTLE, WA. — The late Jim Thorpe is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and for good reason. He was the first Native American to become an Olympic gold medalist. He also became an ...

Since 1986, the Jim Thorpe Award has been recognizing college football defensive backs for their performance on the field, athletic ability, and character.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A new documentary on the History Channel is putting a spotlight on Native American Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe. ‘Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning’ will explore the life and ...

Big Jim Thorpe, famed American athlete and former U.S. Olympic great, center, sets a fast pace for some girls during a "junior olympics" event on Chicago's south side June 6, 1948 sponsored by a V.F.W ...

Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation Indian tribe in Oklahoma. He was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for Team USA in the decathlon. He went on to earn another gold medal in ...

The life of legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe is set to be dramatized in a major new TV series from Verily Storyworks — and for the first time, fans can help bring it to life. Titled THORPE ...