Jim Thorpe

Bio

Full name: James A. Thorpe

Preferred name: Jim

Born: Jan. 10, 1944 in Manhasset, NY

Died: July 1, 2020

Last Season (1972) Vitals:
  • Height: 6′ 1″
  • Weight: 185 lbs
  • Position: WR
  • Jersey: #5
Amateur Programs
  • Hofstra
  • Iowa
  • Manhasset HS (Manhasset, NY)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
4 Season Career

Active years: 1969–1972
Active teams (2):

  • TOR 1969–1970
  • WPG 1971–1972

58 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 58 regular season games
Season Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
4 seasons
(Rank: T2835th,
75th percentile,
4 CFL seasons)		 2 teams 58
(Rank: T2304th,
79th percentile,
58 CFL games)		 0 0
1969 TOR WR 20 14 -- 0
1970 TOR WR 20 12 -- 0
1971 WPG WR 34 16 -- 0
1972 WPG WR 5 16 -- 0
Jim Thorpe Records Held and Approached

CategoryRankValueTeamSeasonGameLeague Record Held Span OR
Playoffs
Longest Reception – Play T15th 88 yards (TD) TOR 1970 MTL 16 @ TOR 7