Question: who was jim thorpe and what did he do

title: Jim Thorpe
text: James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox ( Sauk ) : Wa - Tho - Huk , translated as `` Bright Path '' ; May 22 or 28 , 1887 -- March 28 , 1953 ) 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 Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon , and played American football ( collegiate and professional ) , professional baseball , and basketball . He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics , thus violating the amateurism rules that were then in place . In 1983 , 30 years after his death , the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) restored his Olympic medals . 

Answer: answer: James Francis Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation , was the first Native American to win a gold medal for his home country .  He also played American football ( collegiate and professional ) , professional baseball , and basketball .
answer: James Francis Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. He was the first Native American to win a gold medal for his home country . He also played American football ( collegiate and professional ) , professional baseball , and basketball .