[DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia [PAR] James Francis "Jim" Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. 
A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to 
win a gold medal for his home country. Considered one of the most versatile 
athletes of modern sports, he won .... Later that year he became orphaned after 
Hiram Thorpe died from gangrene... [DOC] [TLE] To the town of Jim Thorpe: You won - now send athlete's remains ... [PAR] Aug 5, 2016 ... I really wish Jim Thorpe, PA, would let Wa-tha-huk go home to rest. ... That was 
after Thorpe's debut at Carlisle and after he had won the decathlon and the ... 
The king of Sweden called Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world. ... and 
naming the town after him  would be a great boon to the town's fortunes. [DOC] [TLE] Tortured life of world's greatest athlete - CNN.com [PAR] Aug 1, 2010 ... He is back in the news because one of his sons, Jack Thorpe, 73, is waging a ... "I 
want to see him put away properly," the son recently told reporter John Branch of 
... Jim Thorpe is buried in the town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, and the way that 
happened is a story in itself. .... Most popular stories right now... [DOC] [TLE] Fight for Jim Thorpe's remains continues 62 years later - USA Today [PAR] Aug 8, 2015 ... The man this borough is named for lived one of the most astonishing ... onetime 
coalmining towns in northeastern Pennsylvania that agreed to merge ... King 
Gustav told him, Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world. .... We paid good 
money for him and we put his name on our town, and now he's ours. [DOC] [TLE] Heated debate, now a lawsuit, over burial ground for Jim Thorpe's ... [PAR] Jul 28, 2016 ... They say they will fight for his remains until they can return him to his ... Jim 
Thorpe, Pa., is named after one of the greatest athletes ever, but also one .... 
Richard and Bill and the rest of Jim Thorpe's living offspring looked up, startled. 
..... He wrote a letter to the town saying, "I now feel that the remains of Jim... [DOC] [TLE] The Greatest Athlete In The World | American History Lives at ... [PAR] The definitive American history publication since 1954 now offers its entire 
archive free ... Jim Thorpe was at the 1912 Olympics, but legend had to make him 
even ... player; and Jim Thorpe is buried in a town named Jim Thorpe, 
Pennsylvania. .... no fabrication that he said to me: 'Sir, you are the greatest 
athlete in the world. [DOC] [TLE] Stories of the Ages: Legendary Inspiration - Jim Thorpe | News OK [PAR] While his name may not be idolized like it once was, Thorpe's greatest of all 
stories has survived. ... Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world. ... of the rest 
of his time at Carlisle, an Indian industrial school in Pennsylvania. ... It wasn't until 
he was lauded as the new world's greatest athlete that Eaton .... Now, it's the 
story. [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe, Pa., fights to keep its namesake - LA Times [PAR] Oct 18, 2013 ... Family members want to return the Olympic athlete's remains to the Oklahoma 
reservation where he grew up. But the town wants to keep Jim... [DOC] [TLE] Why Is Oklahoma's Jim Thorpe Buried In Another State? - NewsOn6 ... [PAR] Feb 9, 2012 ... Yet this legendary Oklahoman is buried in a Pennsylvania town he never even 
saw. ... him in the eyes and said, "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world. ... 
he had never been to the two merging towns that now bear his name. ... memorial 
honors him, and they're proud to be associated with one of the... [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Supreme Court lets Jim Thorpe's body stay in Pennsylvania, but ... [PAR] Oct 6, 2015 ... Olympian

Question: Once the "Greatest Athlete in the World", he now rests in the Pennsylvania town that's named for him
Answer: Jim Thorpe