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Thorpe's legacy endured despite challenges in baseball, and it is notable that he found greater success in other sports. His multifaceted career led to him being named the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century in 1950. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and later into the inaugural class of the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1963, alongside his induction into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1975.
In a significant act of redemption, the Olympic Committee returned Thorpe's medals in 1982, acknowledging that the complaints lodged against him were beyond the 30-day limit, reinstating him as a champion.