Jim H. "Big" Thigpen was a college football player.

He was a member of two teams which won a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title in 1913 and 1914.

[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.