Jim Thorpe: Olympic Legend / Kate Buford: Outstanding Author

Book: Native American Son, The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe Author: Kate Buford Contact: Visit Kate at her website , check out her blog , and follow her on twitter at katebuford . Her book can be purchased on Amazon . Conversation: Total run time: 52:01 0:01 - Introduction and short background on Jim 2:38 - Kate joins in and we talk about Jim's early life 10:14 - the Carlisle Indian School 18:00 - Jim is stripped of his 1912 Olympic gold medals 24:27 - pro football and baseball 31:07 - Jim's personality 38:04 - the burial controversy 51:00 - epilogue Your browser does not support this audio The embedded player works best in Google Chrome. You can also download the mp3 by clicking here , and you can also listen in iTunes by clicking either of the following podcast links ( Olympic Legends / Outstanding Authors ). Additional Links: An episode of Native America Calling where the Jim Thorpe burial controversy is discussed.

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Jim Thorpe: Olympic Legend / Kate Buford: Outstanding Author is an episode from Olympic Legends by Nicholas Sweedo.

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This episode was published on Dec 18, 2015.

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