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This Week in NDN All-Stars History: Johnny Bench, Jim Thorpe, Tom Longboat & More
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EPISODE SUMMARY
This week, October 18–24, we're revisiting some remarkable moments in Native American sports history.
Tom Longboat announces his arrival on the Canadian distance-running scene. Jim Thorpe powers Carlisle to victories on the football field. Billy Mills returns to Olympic competition just seven days after his historic gold medal. Jim Plunkett leads the Oakland Raiders past the defending Super Bowl champions, and Henry Armstrong continues an extraordinary stretch of world title defenses…
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