Two-time Emmy-winning producer Jim Round, Native American expert John Vangelisti, and award-winning Cherokee and African American producer/writer Matt Boatright-Simon, uncover the legacy and legend of the man whom King Gustav V of Sweden declared “the greatest athlete in the world”, following his decathlon and pentathlon gold medal wins in the 1912 Olympics.

All American: Jim Thorpe is a hybrid documentary podcast about the life, career, challenges, and triumphs of the Sac and Fox Nation 12 sport athlete (pro football, pro baseball, pro basketball, boxing, lacrosse, swimming, hockey, handball, tennis, ballroom dancing and more), first commissioner of pro football, a two-way player, player/coach, and actor.

This limited series explores Thorpe’s life from his youth at the controversial Carlisle Indian Industrial School with football coach “Pop” Warner, through his Olympic record wins and heartbreaking medal-stripping, professional sports accomplishments, and personal mission as a Native American civil rights leader.

Guest interviews and show contributors include Robert Wheeler (Emmy-winner, and author of Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete), Florence Ridlon (co-founder https://brightpathstrong.org/about/ ), and more.

Credits:

Creator: Matt Boatright-Simon

Executive Producer: Jim Round & John Vangelisti

Producer: Timothy Griggs

All American: Jim Thorpe is a SPEAK.STUDIO Original and SPEAK.STUDIO Blueprint production.