The International Olympic Committee restored Jim Thorpe as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics on Friday after his gold medals were stripped in 1913 because of amateurism rules.
Thorpe was one of the greatest all-around athletes in history, earning enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame while also playing Major League Baseball. However, his time playing minor league baseball before the 1912 Summer Games led to the IOC's original decision, according to the Associated Press.
A recent effort by Bright Path Strong, an organization formed to celebrate Thorpe, a Native American whose name (Wa-Tho-Huk) translates to Bright Path, led to the reversal on the 110th anniversary of his triumph in the decathlon in Stockholm.