![In 1912, Jim Thorpe, an American Indian, had his running shoes stolen the morning of his Olympic track and field events. He found this mismatched pair of shoes in the garbage and In 1912, Jim Thorpe, an American Indian, had his running shoes stolen the morning of his Olympic track and field events. He found this mismatched pair of shoes in the garbage and](https://preview.redd.it/1rbc907xd7l31.jpg?auto=webp&s=9c50cef658df566487fd19aabffbbcc880cb8f76)
In 1912, Jim Thorpe, an American Indian, had his running shoes stolen the morning of his Olympic track and field events. He found this mismatched pair of shoes in the garbage and
![The story of Jim Thorpe retold in a movie with an assist from Abel Kiviat and a local runner - silive.com The story of Jim Thorpe retold in a movie with an assist from Abel Kiviat and a local runner - silive.com](https://www.silive.com/resizer/vlOMIMUzyUg_szvTwSMoP9Rw7Gw=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/77LS7TR2VJFMLJUTSJLYJ24WNU.jpg)
The story of Jim Thorpe retold in a movie with an assist from Abel Kiviat and a local runner - silive.com
![Olympics Flashback: Jim Thorpe won two Gold medals with shoes someone had thrown in the trash | by Paul Dughi | SportsRaid | Medium Olympics Flashback: Jim Thorpe won two Gold medals with shoes someone had thrown in the trash | by Paul Dughi | SportsRaid | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/800/1*FtkHROLbL7Ttmj0ir6zaaQ.jpeg)
Olympics Flashback: Jim Thorpe won two Gold medals with shoes someone had thrown in the trash | by Paul Dughi | SportsRaid | Medium
SpiritGym514 - This is Jim Thorpe. Look closely at the photo—he was wearing different socks and shoes. That wasn't a fashion statement. During the 1912 Olympics Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma,
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![In 1912, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, had his running shoes stolen on the morning of his Olympic track and field events. He was the first Native American to win a gold In 1912, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, had his running shoes stolen on the morning of his Olympic track and field events. He was the first Native American to win a gold](https://i.imgur.com/OKyBV6m.jpg)