Jim Thorpe punting during a charity football
Jim Thorpe punting during a charity football game played in Seattle in 1931. In the same year he sold the film rights to his life story to MGM for $1, 500 ($25, 500 in 2019). JIM THORPE - ALL-AMERICAN, was released in 1951, with Burt Lancaster in the title role
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13126084
Media ID
45376642
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2251px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
