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#* Played the piano | #* Played the piano | ||
# Olympics | |||
#* On the 1908 Olympic team as a broad jumper which is now known as the long jump | |||
#* Unfortunately strained his knee ligaments and could not jump in London | |||
#* Despite his knee injuries, he jumped in Europe and defeated the Olympic broad jump champion in Paris | |||
Revision as of 17:53, 19 November 2007
Franklin Mt. Pleasant
- Background
- Seneca Indian from the Niagra Falls, N.Y. area
- The Seneca tribe was part of the Iroquois tribe which created the 6 Nations of the East
- Carlisle Indian Industrial School
- Learned to play football, basketball, baseball and ran track
- Was quarterback for the Indian school football team
- Played the piano
- Olympics
- On the 1908 Olympic team as a broad jumper which is now known as the long jump
- Unfortunately strained his knee ligaments and could not jump in London
- Despite his knee injuries, he jumped in Europe and defeated the Olympic broad jump champion in Paris
