On this date in 1913, multi-sport star Jim Thorpe - who won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics -signed a Major League Baseball contract with the New York Giants. Considered in his day as "the world's greatest athlete," Thorpe brought his talents to Connecticut on several occasions, including:1) In
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