Jim Thaxton
James Ivory Thaxton
Born: January 11, 1949
Brownsville, TX USA
Position: TE-WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 240
College: Tennessee St.
High School: Carver (Memphis, TN)
Career: 1973-1978
Drafted: 1973 in Round 4, #84 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Jim Thaxton played from 1973 to 1978 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Cardinals. Thaxton caught 35 passes for 544 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 31 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 14 | 211 | 15.1 | 41 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 544 | 15.5 | 41 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 6 |
| 1978 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 |
