April 12, 2007
Hall of Fame athletes
Five to be entered into the American Indian Athletic Hall of FamePast inductees:
Jim Thorpe – Sac/Fox – Olympic Decathlon – Gold Medal
Allie Reynolds – Creek – New York Yankees – Pitcher
John Levi – Arapaho – All-American – Football
Buster Charles – Oneida – Olympic Decathlon – Silver Medal
Jesse “Cab” Renich – Choctaw – Oklahoma State – All-American – Basketball
Jack Jacobs – Creek – University Oklahoma Football – Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Mills – Sioux – Olympic 10,000 meters – Gold Medal
Tom Stidham – Creek – University of Oklahoma – Head Football Coach
Emmett Peters – Athabascan – Iditarod Champion
Alex “Sonny” Sixkiller – Cherokee – Seattle Seahawks Quarterback
Moses Yellow Horse – Pawnee – Baseball
Louis Tewanima – Hopi – Olympic 10,000 meters – Silver Medal
Check your eyes, Russ. Sonny Sixkiller is 10th on the list.
ReplyDeleteYou've never heard of Jim Thorpe or Billy Mills?! You've got to be kidding me.
Oklahoma Natives are well-represented on this list, although the chosen come from all over the country. Since this Hall of Fame is located in Oklahoma, its selection committee may favor Oklahomans. Or Oklahoma Natives may do well because they have more access to sports teams--unlike, say, Alaskan Natives.
Do you know any major-league baseball, football, or basketball players who aren't on this list but should be? In any case, it's just a subset of the 95 previous inductees. You probably can find the full list on the Internet.