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Jim Thorpe's is considered to be the greatest player and Charlotte Thorpe were mixed Native American and European So when Jim was born he was given a native name which was Wa Tho Huk which meant bright path which was correct for his future ahead Jim and Charlie Thorpe were very close siblings They did everything together they fished they hunted and they wrestled When they were both six their parents sent them to a Sac and Fox agency school located 20 miles away from their home Charlie was the academic student while Jim was more into sports An epidemic swept the school and Charlie became I ll and never recovered from it and died at the age of nine Jim was devastated by this and ignored school and sports for a while and ran away a lot Later on he joined the Carlisle Indian School where he was seen for his incredible athletic skills by Pop Warner who was a Football and track and field coach While in Carlisle he played Semi professional baseball for two years and left because Pop Warner saw a bright path for him Warner wanted Thorpes to join the football team Thorpe joined playing as a halfback place kicker punter and defender on the varsity team and leading Carlisle to win the season beating Harvard and ended with their record being 23 2 1 As the 1912 season
