Franklin P. Mt. Pleasant, Jr.

Franklin Mt. Pleasant

1. 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

1. Carlisle Indian Industrial School
   • Learned to play football, basketball, baseball and ran track
   • Was quarterback for the Indian school football team
   • Played the piano

1. 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