Jim Hooks

{{Short description|American football player (born 1950)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jim Hooks

| number = 30

| position = Fullback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|10|23}}

| birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 225

| high_school = James

| college = Central Oklahoma

| draftyear = 1973

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 96

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1973|1976}})

| highlights =

| pfr = HookJi00

}}

James Earl Hooks (born October 23, 1950) is a former American football fullback who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Central Oklahoma.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HookJi00.htm |title=Jim Hooks Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=2024-09-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/jim-hooks/ |title=Jim Hooks, FB |work=Nfl.com |access-date=2024-09-20}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/452341365/?match=2&terms=jim%20hooks|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 27, 1974|page=53|url-access=subscription|title=Hooks Helping Lion Uprising|author=Inman, Hank}}