 Thigpen c. 1913 | |
| Auburn Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Auburn (1912–1915) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jim H. "Big" Thigpen was a college football player.
| Thigpen c. 1913 | |
| Auburn Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Auburn (1912–1915) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
Michael Joseph "Iron Mike" Donahue was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track, soccer, and golf, and a college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Auburn University, at Louisiana State University (1923–1927), and at Spring Hill College (1934).
The 1913 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was coached by Mike Donahue and was undefeated at 8–0, outscoring opponents 224–13. Auburn was the champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The team played just two games at home.
The 1914 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 23rd overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 10th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished as SIAA Champions with a record of eight wins, zero losses and one tie and outscored opponents 193–0.
The 1915 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 24th season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and two losses.
The 1917 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 26th season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie.
Lewis Woolford Hardage was an American college football player and college football and baseball coach.
John Emmett "Boozer" Pitts Sr. was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Auburn University from 1923 to 1924 and again for the final seven games of the 1927 season, compiling a career record of 7–11–6. He was also a professor of mathematics at Auburn in the 1930s.
Richard Joseph "Moon" "Duke" DuCôté was an American baseball, football, and basketball coach, football and baseball player, football official, and businessman. He first attended Spring Hill College and was a notable athlete at Auburn University. He played minor league baseball with the Mobile Bears, Portsmouth Truckers, and Charlotte Hornets. In 1920, he played with the Cleveland Tigers of the American Professional Football Association.
Richard Irven "Bull" Kearley was a college football player.
James Kirk "Runt" Newell was an American football and baseball player for the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. He lettered four years in both, as well as once in each of basketball, track, and soccer. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
Madison LeRoy "Pete" Bonner was a college football player.
The 1914 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
The 1913 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
George Ellis "Baby" Taylor was an American college football player and coach. He assisted the 1916 Spring Hill Badgers football team.
Frank A. "Red" Harris was a college football and baseball player and coach.
William Charles "Lou" or "Bill" Louisell was a college football player and coach for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. After playing one year in the backfield, he was shifted to the line and was chosen second-string All-Southern as a member of the undefeated 1913 SIAA championship team. He weighed 183 pounds. One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team." He was an assistant on the SIAA champion 1919 team.
Frank Wayne "Tubby" Lockwood was an All-Southern college football guard for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University.
Henry William "Robbie" "Captain" Robinson was a college football player and coach. During the First World War, he played for the 1917 Camp Gordon football team.
Tom Whited Dutton was a college football player.
George Washington "Doc" Penton was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State Normal School in 1910 and at Troy State Normal School from 1911 to 1912, compiling a career college football coaching record of 8–4–3. Penton played college football at Auburn University as a guard and fullback from 1907 to 1909. He was the brother of fellow football player and coach, John Penton.