Jim Thrower

James Frederick Thrower (born November 6, 1947) is a former American football defensive back. 
Thrower was born in Camden, Arkansas, in 1947. He attended Lincoln High School and played college football at Texas A&M–Commerce. 
Thrower played professional football as a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1970 to 1972 and for the Detroit Lions during the 1973 and 1974 seasons. He appeared in a total of 46 NFL games, four of them as a starter. 
After retiring from football, Thrower worked for the Stroh Brewery Co. and later Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. He was also a leading fundraiser for the NAACP.