Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
James Francis "Jim" Thorpe: Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was a Sac and Fox athlete of Native American and European ancestry. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, played American football, and also played professional baseball and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he was paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth28 May 1887
CountryUnited States of America
Mouth almighty and tongue everlasting, ... Man, you gotta be strong to stand up to Doyle's stuff. It's brutal but funny, and it makes you better mentally.
The sounds of Bye, Bye Blackbird still stung him to the day he passed away.
Man, ... I've had enough of this s---.
Have not taken it out (of his bag). Last year I think I hit it a half a dozen times and never missed it. It just fits me.
From No. 11 on, I hit the ball very well. I felt my iron game was very good today, and then I hit two very good shots at No. 18.
You have to use a lot of creativity out there.
Thorpe was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in its first class. My grandfather was a footnote. Until today.
The reason we can play, ... is that it's not about the golf swing. It makes no difference how you swing the club as long as you can win the money.
Yeah, but Hale owns that place over there.
We were in the same Q-school at Disney World. We competed then, and here we are, 32 years later, still competing.
There were soft greens and fairways, ... They moved the tee markers down. It was very generous.
The weather was perfect. I like this golf course. The greens are loaded. ... We know we can make birdies out there.
The way these greens are, Loren Roberts is the favorite coming in.
I think it played easier today than it did in the pro-am.