Jim Thorpe's epic performance in the 15 events ... Mallon points out that Thorpe was number one in four Olympic events in 1912 and placed in the top ten in two more—a feat no modern athlete ...

If there were ever a historical exception to that, though, it was Jim Thorpe ... an event taking place 112 years after Thorpe secured his own Olympic immortality — here’s a closer look ...

Jim Thorpe was born in a one-room log cabin near ... When a stern-eyed Amateur Athletic Union demanded that Jim return his Olympic medals and trophies, Jim meekly handed them over.

All festival events will be held at the Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway in downtown Jim Thorpe. For tickets, festival passes, film descriptions, full schedule, lodging and more ...