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19 1 february 1949 heathrow , florida t4 : 1984 pga tour jimthorpegolferputting.jpg morgan state university jim thorpe 13 jimmy lee thorpe t7 : 1986 roxboro , north carolina 3 6 0 t18 : 1985 t4 : 1984 champions tour 205 lb kg st on 1972 jim thorpe -lrb- golfer -rrb-
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jim thorpe -lrb- golfer -rrb-

jimmy lee thorpe -lrb- born february 1 , 1949 -rrb- is an american professional golfer , currently playing on the champions tour .
thorpe was born in roxboro , north carolina , the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent .
he attended morgan state university before turning pro in 1972 .
he won three times on the pga tour in the mid-1980s .
he has surpassed this at senior level by winning over ten times , including one senior major championship -lrb- the 2002 tradition -rrb- and making the top ten of the champions tour 's career money list in 2004 .
thorpe 's late success has been clouded by charges filed in federal court in orlando , florida , charging him with failure to pay $ 1.6 million in taxes between the years 2002 and 2004 .
after his lawyer stated that thorpe intended to plead innocent to the charges , thorpe pled guilty in september 2009 .
on january 22 , 2010 , thorpe was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime .
thorpe was released from prison on january 17 , 2011 .
he was under suspension by the pga tour until march 31 and then resumed his career on the champions tour .
