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| Position: | Tight end / Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 11, 1949 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 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · 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]