| J. H. Thigpen | |
| Currentposition: | Guard |
| School: | Auburn Tigers |
| Class: | Graduate |
| Pastschools: | Auburn (1912 - 1915) |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
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Jim H. "Big" Thigpen was a college football player.
Thigpen was a prominent guard for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University from 1912 to 1915. He was a member of two teams which won a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title in 1913 and 1914. He was a member of an All-time Auburn Tigers football team selected in 1935,[1] as well as coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team.[2] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[3]
The Atlanta Constitution said he "rated as good as, if not better than, any guard in the south."[4]
In 1914 Auburn featured four All-Southern linemen: Thigpen along with Bull Kearley, Boozer Pitts, and Baby Taylor.[5] [6] The Constitution noted his "smashing brilliant game in the line."[7] One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team."[8]