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August 1, 2016

Sports

The Spirit of a Legend

In the midst of a tribal burial, Jim Thorpe’s third wife burst in to remove his body, setting in motion a decades-long battle over the Native American athlete’s final resting place.

Kurt Streeter ESPN Jul 2016 15min Permalink