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Jim Thrower

Thrower, James Frederick
Height: 6-2 Weight: 194
Born: November 6, 1947 Camden, AR
High School: Lincoln (Camden, AR)

Year	College	Participation
1966	East Texas A&M
1967	East Texas A&M	Lettered
1968	East Texas A&M	Lettered
1969	East Texas A&M	Lettered

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1970 Pennsylvania Firebirds (ACFL)1970 PEN ACFL		CB
1970 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1970 PHI NFL	49	RCB	5	1
1971 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1971 PHI NFL	49	CB	14	0
1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL	49	CB	5	0
1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL	21	LS	10	2
1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL	21	LS	12	1
5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL			46	4

Transaction	Date	Team
Signed		1970 Pennsylvania Firebirds (ACFL)1970 PEN ACFL
Signed		1970 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1970 PHI NFL
Released	11/2/1972	1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL
Assigned on Waivers		1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL
Released	9/11/1973	1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL
Signed		1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL
Injured Reserve	8/18/1975	1975 Detroit Lions (NFL)1975 DET NFL
Released	8/3/1976	1976 Detroit Lions (NFL)1976 DET NFL

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1971 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1971 PHI NFL	12		299	24.9	45	0
1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL	3		54	18.0	23	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	15		353	23.5	45	0		0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1971 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1971 PHI NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

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