Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete

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JIM THORPE: THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE chronicles the sports superstar's remarkable life (1887-1953) - from his boyhood in Oklahoma and his gold-medal wins at the 1912 Summer Olympics to his subsequent fall from grace and later, his advocacy of American Indian rights and self-sufficiency. The one-hour biography recounts these events, and others, through in-depth interviews with Thorpe's surviving children, dramatic re-creations, and archival stills and film.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
11/24/2009
6 a.m.
11/24/2009
noon
11/24/2009
5 p.m.
11/24/2009
10 p.m.
11/26/2009
3 a.m.
11/26/2009
9 a.m.
11/2/2010
6 a.m.
11/2/2010
noon
11/2/2010
5 p.m.
11/5/2010
3 a.m.
11/5/2010
9 a.m.
11/8/2010
4 a.m.
3/11/2011
8 a.m.
3/11/2011
2 p.m.
3/11/2011
4 p.m.
3/12/2011
3/13/2011
2 a.m.
3/14/2011
3 a.m.
3/14/2011
9 a.m.
3/15/2011
4 a.m.
5/4/2012
8 a.m.
5/4/2012
2 p.m.
5/4/2012
4 p.m.
5/4/2012
7 p.m.
5/5/2012
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