[DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe: Greatest American Athlete of the 20th Century ... [PAR] Aug 27, 2016 ... In 1950 the Associated Press named him the greatest football player and greatest 
male athlete of the first half of the century, out-sporting the... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe The World's Greatest Athlete [PAR] Describing Jim Thorpe as a great athlete would be doing him a severe injustice. 
... King Gustav V of Sweden told Thorpe: "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the 
world. ... football player" and the "greatest overall male athlete" by the Associated 
Press. ... outstanding athlete of the first half of the 20th Century and in 1996-2001,
... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia [PAR] James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A 
member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native .... Men's 
athletics. Representing the ..... the 20th century. That same year, the Associated 
Press named Thorpe the "greatest American football player" of the first half of the 
century. [DOC] [TLE] Wide World of Sports athlete of the century - ESPN.com [PAR] The Associated Press voted Didrikson the Greatest Female Athlete of the first half 
of the 20th century, as well as the greatest woman track-and-field athlete. ... On 
May 25, 1935, at the Big Ten Championships (then called the Western ... That 
year she also won the Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete (male or female) 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Best American Athlete Championship Belt - Best athlete in sports ... [PAR] Aug 16, 2016 ... ... as one of the best -- if not the best -- American athletes of the 20th century. .... 
With many athletes off to war, the AP Male Athlete of the Year was Sinkwich, ... 
and was named "Greatest Female Athlete of the First Half of the Century" by .... 
Sportsman of the Year, which pushed him over the top for this belt. [DOC] [TLE] The 25 Greatest Athletes of All Time | Bleacher Report [PAR] Feb 26, 2009 ... He was the greatest athlete in the first half of the 20th century, and I see no ... In 
addition to being voted by the Associated Press (400 sportswriters and 
sportscasters) .... The Sporting News named him "The Greatest Professional 
Football .... Probably the greatest male tennis player of all time, although Rod... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] His medals were stripped from him, however, after a journalist reported that 
Thorpe ... including being named the Greatest Male Athlete of the Half-Century in 
1950 and .... 1911, Reenrolls at Carlisle; is named first-team All-American by 
Walter .... by Associated Press polls as Greatest Football Player of the Half-
Century and... [DOC] [TLE] Redskin and All-American: Jim Thorpe's Malleable Symbolic ... [PAR] In 1950 the Associated Press polled close to 400 sportswriters in order to name 
the greatest male and female athlete of the first half of the twentieth century. ... He 
was a Native American, as current vernacular would describe him, or redskin,... [DOC] [TLE] Great Athletes Who Thrilled Us and Enriched Our Lives - Daily Kos [PAR] Jun 19, 2010 ... Brown's football talents at Syracuse garnered him a berth in the ... was named by 
the Associated Press as the Greatest Female Athlete of the first ... her the best 
female athlete of the 20th century, ahead of Babe Didrikson Zaharias. ... He was 
voted The Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the Century by the... [DOC] [TLE] Stories of the Ages: Legendary Inspiration - Jim Thorpe | News OK [PAR] A look at how Thorpe is still inspiring people from around the world a century 
after his ... While his name may not be idolized like it once was, Thorpe's greatest 
of all ... Thorpe's greatest honor may have come when the Associated Press 
distinguished him the Most Outstanding Male Athlete of the first half of the 20th 
century in... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe Biography - life, children, name, death, history, school ... [PAR] American football player,

Question: The Associated Press named him the greatest male athlete of the first half of the 20th century
Answer: Jim Thorpe