Jim Thorpe
James Francis Wathohuck Thorpe
Born: May 28, 1887
Prague, OK USA
Deceased: March 28, 1953
Lomita, CA
Position: TB-E-FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 202
College: Carlisle Indian
High School: Carlisle Indian (Carlisle, PA)
Career: 1920-1928
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963
Coaching record
Jim Thorpe played from 1920 to 1928 during his career with the Canton Bulldogs, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, Oorang Indians and Rock Island Independents. Thorpe accounted for 51 points in his professional career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | APFA Cleveland Indians | 1 | ||||
| 1922 | NFL Oorang Indians | 3 | ||||
| 1926 | NFL Canton Bulldogs | 2 | ||||
| APFA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | APFA Cleveland Indians | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1923 | NFL Oorang Indians | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1924 | NFL Rock Island Independents | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| APFA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1921 | APFA Cleveland Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1922 | NFL Oorang Indians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1923 | NFL Oorang Indians | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1924 | NFL Rock Island Independents | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1926 | NFL Canton Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| APFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | APFA | Canton Bulldogs | 9 | 2 |
| 1921 | APFA | Cleveland Indians | 5 | 3 |
| 1922 | NFL | Oorang Indians | 5 | 2 |
| 1923 | NFL | Oorang Indians | 9 | 9 |
| 1924 | NFL | Rock Island Independents | 9 | 9 |
| 1925 | NFL | New York Giants | 3 | 3 |
| 1925 | NFL | Rock Island Independents | 2 | 2 |
| 1926 | NFL | Canton Bulldogs | 9 | 7 |
| 1928 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1920s Team
Honors
1923 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
