The Backstory: The G.O.A.T. Of All G.O.A.T.S
The Backstory: The G.O.A.T. Of All G.O.A.T.S  
Podcast: The Backstory with Patty Steele
Published On: Tue Sep 16 2025
Description: Who’s the all-time G.O.A.T. in the world of sports? There are a handful of obvious choices… but perhaps the G.O.A.T. of all G.O.A.T.s is a guy who, over a hundred years ago, won Olympic gold and then dominated three professional sports: baseball, football, and basketball. Sadly, Jim Thorpe died broke. But why is a town he never visited named after him? How’d all that happen?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.