After his sports career was over, Jim Thorpe tried many different types of jobs, including acting.
In this short movie, a comedy, he stars as Jim Thorpe, a football guy who is trying to teach younger players how to drop kick.
This movie gives us a chance to see some interesting pieces from college football history.
First, Jim Thorpe actually talk, which is rather rare in itself, but second, what some football gear looked like at the time, such as tackling dummies, blocking sleds, and players at practice.
The footage from this movie is as clear as we’re going to find from 1932. I hope you enjoy.
00:00 Introduction
04:01 Start of Always Kickin Movie
04:52 Tackling Dummy
05:25 Worry about being hurt – justified
06:54 Reference to Thorpe and Carlisle beating Harvard
08:34 Blocking Sled
08:52 Jim Thorpe giving a kicking lesson
10:31 Much more tackling dummy
16:19 USC’s scoreboard from that era
18:19 Single Wing
18:30 Reference to newer rule in football about being down
19:04 Beautiful criss cross play from the double wing
21:14 Coaching from the sideline is illegal
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