Jim Thorpe Award was created in 1986.
Jim Thorpe Lifetime Achievement Award was created in 1989.
Jim Thorpe House was created in 1916.
Jim Thorpe
2005 - Michael Huff, Texas
2004 - Carlos Rogers, Auburn
2003 - Derrick Strait, Oklahoma
2001 - Roy Williams, Oklahoma
Jamar Fletcher of the University of Wisconsin.
1999 - Tyrone Carter, Minnesota
1997 - Charles Woodson, Michigan
1996 - Lawrence Wright, Florida
2006 - Aaron Ross, CB Texas