Jim Thorpe
he was a native American who won medals at the Olympics He also played football, played basketball when it was just starting as a sport, set records in track and field and was a major league baseball player.
Yes, Jim Thorpe was part Native American. He was also of European ancestry. He played football, baseball, basketball, and was also an Olympic athlete.
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Jim Thorpe was the first Native American to play in the NFL.
The Kansas City "Chiefs"
Yes, Gene Bearden did have Native American ancestery.
Jim Thorpe,a Sac and Fox,Shawnee and Potowatami Indian, won the Pentathlon and Decathlon in the Summer Olympics of 1912. In addition he was elected the first President of American Football Association, the precurser to the NFL. He was also inducted into the college and professional Football Hall of Fame for his spectacular play in that sport. He also played semi professional baseball. It is no wonder Congress named him Athlete of the Century.