Which U.S. Olympic athlete has a Pennsylvania town named after him? A - Jesse Owens
B - Michael Phelps
C - Jim Thorpe
Answer: C - Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe is a borough in Pennsylvania's Carbon County. This town is famous for purchasing Native American sports star Jim Thorpe's body. Jim Thorpe was a professional football, baseball, and basketball player who won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon. Following his death in 1953, his widow struck a deal with two struggling Pennsylvania towns that were seeking to attract business. The towns merged, purchased Thorpe's remains, and constructed a monument honoring him. They christened the newly formed town Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania in his honor.