Editing Jim Root (gridiron football)
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{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (1931–2003)}} |
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|debutyear=1953 |
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|finalyear=1956 |
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| death_place = [[Orange Park, Florida]], U.S. |
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|draftpick=268 |
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| high_school = [[Libbey High School|Libbey]] (Toledo, Ohio) |
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|college=[[Miami University|Miami (OH)]] |
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* [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] (1958–1959) (backfield) |
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* [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (1960–1963) (backfield) |
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* [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] (1954) |
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* [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|New Hampshire]] (1968–1971) (head coach) |
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* [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary]] (1972–1979) (head coach) |
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* [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|New Hampshire]] (1968–1971)<br>Head coach |
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* [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary]] (1972–1979)<br>Head coach |
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|nfl=ROO692150 |
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| statlabel2 = Passing yards |
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'''James Frederic Root''' (August 17, 1931 – May 26, 2003) was an |
'''James Frederic Root''' (August 17, 1931 – May 26, 2003) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played professionally as a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for two seasons with the [[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956). Root served as the head football coach at the [[University of New Hampshire]] from 1968 to 1971 and at [[The College of William & Mary]] from 1972 to 1979, compiling a 57–62–2 record in 12 seasons. |
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==Head coaching record== |
==Head coaching record== |
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| championship = conference |
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| year = [[1968 |
| year = [[1968 college football season|1968]] |
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| name = |
| name = New Hampshire |
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| overall = 6–2 |
| overall = 6–2 |
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| conference = 4–1 |
| conference = 4–1 |
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| year = [[1969 |
| year = [[1969 college football season|1969]] |
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| name = |
| name = New Hampshire |
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| overall = 3–5 |
| overall = 3–5 |
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| conference = 1–4 |
| conference = 1–4 |
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| year = [[1970 |
| year = [[1970 college football season|1970]] |
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| name = |
| name = New Hampshire |
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| overall = 5–3 |
| overall = 5–3 |
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| conference = 3–2 |
| conference = 3–2 |
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| year = [[1971 |
| year = [[1971 college football season|1971]] |
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| name = |
| name = New Hampshire |
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| overall = 4–4–1 |
| overall = 4–4–1 |
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| conference = 3–2 |
| conference = 3–2 |
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| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary |
| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary Tribe]] |
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| conf = [[Southern Conference]] |
| conf = [[Southern Conference]] |
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| startyear = 1972 |
| startyear = 1972 |
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| year = [[1972 |
| year = [[1972 college football season|1972]] |
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| name = [[1972 William & Mary |
| name = [[1972 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]] |
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| overall = 5–6 |
| overall = 5–6 |
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| conference = 4–2 |
| conference = 4–2 |
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| year = [[1973 |
| year = [[1973 college football season|1973]] |
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| name = [[1973 William & Mary |
| name = [[1973 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]] |
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| overall = 6–5 |
| overall = 6–5 |
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| conference = 3–2 |
| conference = 3–2 |
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| year = [[1974 |
| year = [[1974 college football season|1974]] |
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| name = [[1974 William & Mary |
| name = [[1974 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]] |
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| overall = 4–7 |
| overall = 4–7 |
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| conference = 2–3 |
| conference = 2–3 |
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| year = [[1975 |
| year = [[1975 college football season|1975]] |
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| name = [[1975 William & Mary |
| name = [[1975 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]] |
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| overall = 2–9 |
| overall = 2–9 |
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| conference = 2–3 |
| conference = 2–3 |
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| year = [[1976 |
| year = [[1976 college football season|1976]] |
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| name = [[1976 William & Mary |
| name = [[1976 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]] |
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| overall = 7–4 |
| overall = 7–4 |
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| conference = 3–1 |
| conference = 3–1 |
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| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary |
| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary Tribe]] |
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| conf = [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|NCAA Division I / I-A independent]] |
| conf = [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|NCAA Division I / I-A independent]] |
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| startyear = 1977 |
| startyear = 1977 |
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| year = [[1977 |
| year = [[1977 college football season|1977]] |
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| name = [[1977 William & Mary |
| name = [[1977 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]] |
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| overall = 6–5 |
| overall = 6–5 |
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| overall = 57–62–1 |
| overall = 57–62–1 |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{CFBCR|2024|Jim Root}} |
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* {{Footballstats |nfl=jim-root |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=R/RootJi20 |rotoworld= }} |
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{{Chicago Cardinals 1953 draft navbox}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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{{AFCA Division II Coach of the Year}} |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = August 17, 1931 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Toledo, Ohio |
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| DATE OF DEATH = May 26, 2003 |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Root, Jim}} |
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[[Category:American football quarterbacks]] |
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[[Category:Chicago Cardinals players]] |
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[[Category:Dartmouth Big Green football coaches]] |
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[[Category:Miami RedHawks football players]] |
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[[Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football coaches]] |
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[[Category:Ottawa Rough Riders players]] |
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[[Category:Tulane Green Wave football coaches]] |
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[[Category:William & Mary Tribe football coaches]] |
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[[Category:Yale Bulldogs football coaches]] |
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