Jim Thaxton

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Jim Thaxton
No. 86, 84, 87
Position: Tight end / Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1949-01-11) January 11, 1949 (age 75)
Brownsville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Memphis (TN) Carver
College: Tennessee State
NFL draft: 1973  / Round: 4 / Pick: 84
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:35
Receiving yards:544
Receiving TDs:5
Player stats at PFR

James Ivory Thaxton (born January 11, 1949) is a former American football tight end who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Chargers in the fourth round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee State University and attended Carver High School in Memphis, Tennessee. [1]

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References

  1. "JIM THAXTON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 17, 2014.