Class Graduate Position Guard | Weight 200 lb (91 kg) | |
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College Auburn Tigers football (1912–1915) | ||
Auburn University
Thigpen was a prominent guard for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University from 1912 to 1915. He was a member of 2 teams which won an Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title in 1913 and 1914. He was a member of an All-time Auburn Tigers football team selected in 1935, as well as coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.
1913
The Atlanta Constitution said he "rated as good as, if not better than, any guard in the south."
1914
In 1914 Auburn featured four All-Southern linemen; Thigpen along with Bull Kearley, Boozer Pitts, and Baby Taylor. The Constitution noted his "smashing brilliant game in the line." One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team."