Life After The Major Leagues
After retiring from baseball, Northrup signed with the Detroit Caesars, a professional softball team and played two seasons (1977–1978). The Caesars played in the American Professional Slow Pitch Softball League (APSPL), winning leagues titles in both seasons with Northrup. The team was owned by Mike Ilitch who would later become the owner of the Detroit Tigers. The Caesars had extensive talent from the amateur softball leagues, and both Northrup and fellow former-Tiger Norm Cash played part-time roles.
From 1985 to 1994, Northrup was a color analyst for the Tigers on the PASS Sports cable television service. He was the CEO of Jim Northrup and Associates, a manufacturer's representative firm in Southfield, Michigan. He was inducted in the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (2000), and also has been a supporter of many college activities.
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