Pop Warner 
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SOURCE: Washington Post
8/8/2022
The Dangerous Myth that Pop Warner was Jim Thorpe's Savior
by David Maraniss
Most people understand the relationship of the star athlete and his football coach through the story told by a 1951 movie. A biographer says the coach chose hypocrisy and self-protection when Thorpe needed him most – when his Olympic medals were stripped for having played professional baseball with Warner's knowledge.
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