Jim Thorpe - Prague, OK - Citizen Memorials on Waymarking.com

Standing in front of the Prague Historical Museum in downtown Prague on Jim Thorpe Blvd., this red granite monument documents the amazing athletic accomplishments of Sac and Fox Indian, Jim Thorpe.

At the top of the monument are engravings showing Thorpe in his track uniform and in his football uniform. Also depicted are the NFL Shield, professional baseball logo and the five Olympic rings. The Shield of the State of Oklahoma is located at the center top. The monument is engraved:

BIRTHPLACE
OF JIM THORPE

James Francis Thorpe, Sac and
Fox Indian Name of Wa-Tho-Huck
"Bright Path", Born May 22, 1887
South of Present-Day Prague
Attended Haskell Indian School,
Kansas and Carlisle Institute,
Pennsylvania Where He Excelled
in Football and Track.

At 1912 Olympics, Thorpe Won
Both Decathlon and Pentathlon
Events, Played Major League
Baseball 1913-1919 and Profes-
sional Football 1915-1919. First
President of the National Foot-
ball League and Inducted into
Professional Football Hall of
Fame. Voted World's Greatest
Male Athlete in the First Half
of 20th Century by Associated
Press. D. 1953

Oklahoma Historical Society
225-1995

Manufactured by
Willis Granite Products
Granite, Oklahoma

The website shown below is well worth reading, about this amazing man.

Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link] Location: Prague Historical Museum

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