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American multi-sport athlete and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe (1888 - 1953), here of the New York Giants baseball team, waits for a pitch during a game at the Polo Grounds, New York, New York, 1913. (Photo by Bain News Service/Interim Archives/Getty Images)

American multi-sport athlete and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe (1888 - 1953), here of the New York Giants baseball team, waits for a pitch during a game at the Polo Grounds, New York, New York, 1913. (Photo by Bain News Service/Interim Archives/Getty Images)