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Jim Thorpe

James Francis Thorpe

Position: TB-E-FB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: May 28, 1888 in Prague, OK
College: Carlisle Indian

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1963

1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Playing Record

Coaching Results

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Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
1920 32 Canton Bulldogs APFA 13 7 4 2 .636 8
1921 33 Cleveland Indians APFA 8 3 5 0 .375 11
1922 34 Oorang Indians NFL 9 3 6 0 .333 11
1923 35 Oorang Indians NFL 11 1 10 0 .091 18
4 yrs 41 14 25 2 .359 0 0 0 12.0 Avg Finish
2 yrs OOR 20 4 16 0 .200 0 0 0 14.5
1 yr CAN 13 7 4 2 .636 0 0 0 8.0
1 yr CLE 8 3 5 0 .375 0 0 0 11.0

Games over .500: -11
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Division Championships: 0

Team's Ranks

Glossary · CSV · PRE · Team Ranks in various categories, Lower ALWAYS indicates better performance.
Overall Offense Rushing Off Passing Off Defense Rushing Def Passing Def
Year Tm Tms WL% T/G Pts± Yds± Yds Pts GvA Att Yds TD Y/A FL Att Yds TD Int NY/A Yds Pts TkA Att Yds TD Y/A FR Att Yds TD Int nY/A
1920 CAN 14 8 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1921 CLE 21 11 1 7 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1922 OOR 18 11 1 15 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1923 OOR 21 18 1 18 1 1 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 yrs %tile 41 100 48 100 100 63 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 46 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
2 yrs OOR 32 100 21 100 100 46 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 21 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 yr CAN 50 100 79 100 100 79 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 71 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 yr CLE 52 100 71 100 100 81 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 71 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100