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Carlisle Indian Industrial School was formed
Founded in 1879 under U. S. governmental authority by General Richard Henry Pratt (then a Captain), Carlisle was the first federally-funded off-reservation Indian boarding school. Consistent with Pratt's belief that Native Americans were 'equal' to European-Americans, the School strove to immerse its students into mainstream Euro-American culture, believing they might thus become able to advance themselves and thrive in the dominant society. -
Jim Thorpe’s birth
Jim Thorpe was born at Lincoln County, Oklahoma on May 28, 1887. He grew up on a Indian reservation before going to Carlisle and playing football. -
Carlisle Football Team played their first ever season
The Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in intercollegiate football competition. The teams first season took place in 1893. -
Pop Warner’s first season with Carlisle
Pop Warner entered Carlisle on 1899 to be the head coach of the football team. Not too much was expected, but at the time he set a record setting record for the football team going 9-2. -
The 1904 Carlisle Season
With this season being Warner’s 5th season with the team, the last few seasons didn’t break any records or weren’t very special. He wanted to make this upcoming season worth while, that was an understatement. In 1904 the team had another at the time record breaking 11-2-1 season beating the likes of Princeton, Harvard, Pitt, and Northwestern. -
Jim Thorpes first season of college football
In 1904 the sixteen-year-old Thorpe returned to his father and decided to attend Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. There his athletic ability was recognized and he was coached by Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner, one of the most influential coaches of early American football history. This was the beginning of a legendary football player. -
Pop Warner’s return to Carlisle
The Indians were coached by Pop Warner in his sixth year as head coach, last coaching the school in 1903. The team compiled a record of 10–1 and outscored opponents 267 to 62. -
The incredible 1911 Carlisle Season
The season included one of the greatest upsets in college football history. Against Harvard, Jim Thorpe scored all of the Indians' points in a shocking upset over the period powerhouse. The only loss for Carlisle came at the hands of Syracuse the following week. Walter Camp selected Thorpe first-team All-American. -
Carlisle’s last year
The Indians' last season of play was 1917. The school would fold at the end of the 1917–18 school year. Many of the Indians' players would eventually end up in the National Football League and other professional football teams during the 1920s. -
Jim Thorpe death date
Jim Thorpe died on March 28, 1953, in Lomita, California. He suffered a Heart Attack and could not servive the pain.
