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	Podcast:		Sporting Witness
	Episode:		Jim Thorpe - American Indian legend
	Category:		Sports & Recreation
	Duration:		00:09:01
	Publish Date:		2011-09-10 03:00:00
	Description:		In 1912, the Native American athlete, Jim Thorpe, stunned the world by winning both the decathlon and pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. Less than a year later, Thorpe was stripped of the medals in controversial circumstances. After struggling to make a living as a Hollywood extra, he ended up dying in poverty in a trailer park. Richard Fleming tells Jim Thorpe's incredible story, with contributions from his biographer, Kate Buford. PHOTO: Jim Thorpe, the track athelete. Courtesy of Cumberland County Historical Society.
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