King Gustav V: ?Greatest Athlete In The World?: Thorpe impressed sports fans, world leaders with athleticism (Tulsa World)
King Gustav V: ?Greatest Athlete In The World?: Thorpe impressed sports fans, world leaders with athleticism (Tulsa World)
When the Associated Press polled sports writers in 1950 to select the greatest male athlete for the first half of the 20th century, many expected Babe Ruth to receive the honor.