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Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe wowed the sporting world by winning gold medals in the pentathlon and the decathlon in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. Later that year, against opponents like the fabled Arm…Jim Thorpe Biography
Jim ThorpeBorn: May 28, 18882-time All-America in football won both pentathlon and decathlon at 1912 Olympics; stripped of medals a month later for playing semi-pro baseball pr…Ian Thorpe
Ian ThorpeBorn: Oct. 13, 1982Swimming 5-time gold medalist; won 400m free at Sydney Olympics (breaking his own world record) and silver in 200m free; won gold and broke the wor…Roderick Thorp Biography
Roderick ThorpAge: 62 popular crime novelist and former detective who wrote the bestsellers The Detective (1966) and Nothing Lasts Forever (1979).Died: Oxnard, Calif., April 28…Ian Thorpe, 2000 News
17, Australian swimmer, upheld his celebrity status and became a national hero when he won three gold medals and one silver at the Sydney Olympics. His record-setting speed ha…Bill Tilden
Bill TildenBorn: Feb. 10, 1893Tennis won 7 U.S. and 3 Wimbledon titles in 1920s; led U.S. to 7 straight Davis Cup victories (1920-26).Died: June 5, 1953Jim ThorpeR - TTinker to…Jim Carrey
A rubber-faced comedian in the Jerry Lewis mold, Jim Carrey has also had Lewis-sized successes in his career. His work on the TV sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990-94) made his n…Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton was a pitcher for the New York Yankees from 1962 to 1968. In 1969 he played for the Seattle Pilots. In 1970 his book "Ball Four" detailed the inside story of the sometimes…Jim Jones
Jim Jones is said to have caused the deaths of 909 members of his own cult-like church, the People's Temple, in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978. Jim Jones was an untrained preacher in India…Jim Henson
Jim Henson created the lovable Muppets, a troupe of fuzzy, goggle-eyed puppets who starred in TV shows and films beginning in the 1950s. Jim Henson's puppets began appearing on local t…Trending
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