This Week in NDN All-Stars History: Jim Thorpe, Lewis Tewanima, Virgil Hill, and Willie Stargell | July 5–11

Sports History Network · Jul 5, 2026 · 5m · transcript

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EPISODE SUMMARY

This week in NDN All-Stars history highlights Olympic legends, baseball milestones, championship boxing, and professional firsts across more than a century of sports history.

Jim Thorpe captures Olympic gold in Stockholm and receives one of the most famous compliments in sports history, while Lewis Tewanima earns a silver medal in the ten-thousand-meter race just one day later.

We also feature Virgil Hill continuing his championship-era success, Willie Stargell passing a Pittsburgh…