Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania is named after the athlete. Thorpe never lived in the town while he was alive, but his widow made a deal with the struggling town to bury his body there if they would rename the town Jim Thorpe. A little creepy in a way. Thorpe passed away in 1953. Jim Thorpe's family tried to sue the town to bring Thorpe's body back to his reservation in Oklahoma but has been unsuccessful so far.
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