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{{Infobox NFL player
{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (1931–2003)}}
|name=Jim Root
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
|image= Jim Root.jpeg
{{Infobox NFL biography
|position=[[Quarterback]]
| name = Jim Root
|number=9, 17
| image = Jim Root.jpeg
|birth_date={{birth date|1931|8|17}}
| number = 9, 17
|death_date={{death date and age|2003|5|26|1931|8|17}}
| position = [[Quarterback]]
|debutyear=1953
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|8|17}}
|finalyear=1956
| birth_place = [[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S.
|draftyear=1953
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|5|26|1931|8|17}}
|draftround=23
| death_place = [[Orange Park, Florida]], U.S.
|draftpick=268
| high_school = [[Libbey High School|Libbey]] (Toledo, Ohio)
| college = [[Miami RedHawks football|Miami (OH)]]
|college=[[Miami University|Miami (OH)]]
|teams=
| draftyear = 1953
* [[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956)
| draftround = 23
| draftpick = 268
| pastcoaching =
* [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] (1958–1959) (backfield)
| pastteams =
* [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (1960–1963) (backfield)
* [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956)
* [[Dartmouth Big Green football|Dartmouth]] (1964) (offensive backfield)
* [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] (1954)
* [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]] (1965–1967) (offensive backfield)
| pastcoaching =
* [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] (1958–1959)<br>Backfield
* [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|New Hampshire]] (1968–1971) (head coach)
* [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] (1960–1963)<br>Backfield
* [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary]] (1972–1979) (head coach)
|statlabel1=[[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
* [[Dartmouth Big Green football|Dartmouth]] (1964)<br>Offensive backfield
|statvalue1=11–16
* [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]] (1965–1967)<br>Offensive backfield
|statlabel2=Yards
* [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|New Hampshire]] (1968–1971)<br>Head coach
|statvalue2=1482
* [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary]] (1972–1979)<br>Head coach
|statlabel3=[[Passer rating|QB Rating]]
| statlabel1 = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
|statvalue3=51.0
| statvalue1 = 11–16
|nfl=ROO692150
| statlabel2 = Passing yards
|pfr=
| statvalue2 = 1,482
|dbf=
| statlabel3 = [[Passer rating]]
|birth_place=[[Toledo, Ohio]]
| statvalue3 = 51.0
| pfr =
}}
}}
'''James Frederic Root''' (August 17, 1931 – May 26, 2003) was an American [[gridiron football]] player and coach. He played professionally as a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for two seasons with the [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956) and in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) for one season with the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] (1954). 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 career [[college football]] record of 57–62–2 in 12 seasons. Root was a native of [[Toledo, Ohio]]. He played college football at [[Miami University]] under [[Woody Hayes]] and [[Ara Parseghian]]. Root began his coaching career in 1958 as the backfield coach at [[Tulane University]]. He moved to the [[University of Miami]] as backfield coach in 1960. Root then coached for one season, in 1964, as offensive backfield coach at [[Dartmouth College]], before moving to [[Yale University]], where he served in the same capacity for three seasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Hampshire Tabs Root As Head Football Mentor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2638196/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/ |newspaper=[[The San Bernardino County Sun]] |location=[[San Bernardino, California]] |agency=[[United Press International]] |date=January 4, 1968 |page=D-4 |access-date=June 19, 2015 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
'''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.


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| championship = conference
| year = [[1968 NCAA College Division football season|1968]]
| year = [[1968 college football season|1968]]
| name = [[1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 6–2
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 4–1
| conference = 4–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1969 NCAA College Division football season|1969]]
| year = [[1969 college football season|1969]]
| name = [[1969 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 3–5
| overall = 3–5
| conference = 1–4
| conference = 1–4
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1970 NCAA College Division football season|1970]]
| year = [[1970 college football season|1970]]
| name = [[1970 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 5–3
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 3–2
| conference = 3–2
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1971 NCAA College Division football season|1971]]
| year = [[1971 college football season|1971]]
| name = [[1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 4–4–1
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 3–2
| conference = 3–2
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}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary Indians]]
| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary Tribe]]
| conf = [[Southern Conference]]
| conf = [[Southern Conference]]
| startyear = 1972
| startyear = 1972
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1972 NCAA University Division football season|1972]]
| year = [[1972 college football season|1972]]
| name = [[1972 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]
| name = [[1972 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 5–6
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 4–2
| conference = 4–2
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1973 NCAA Division I football season|1973]]
| year = [[1973 college football season|1973]]
| name = [[1973 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]
| name = [[1973 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 6–5
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 3–2
| conference = 3–2
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1974 NCAA Division I football season|1974]]
| year = [[1974 college football season|1974]]
| name = [[1974 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]
| name = [[1974 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 4–7
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 2–3
| conference = 2–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1975 NCAA Division I football season|1975]]
| year = [[1975 college football season|1975]]
| name = [[1975 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]
| name = [[1975 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 2–9
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 2–3
| conference = 2–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1976 NCAA Division I football season|1976]]
| year = [[1976 college football season|1976]]
| name = [[1976 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]
| name = [[1976 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 7–4
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 3–1
| conference = 3–1
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}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary Indians/Tribe]]
| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary Tribe]]
| 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]]
| startyear = 1977
| startyear = 1977
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1977 NCAA Division I football season|1977]]
| year = [[1977 college football season|1977]]
| name = [[1977 William & Mary Indians football team|William & Mary]]
| name = [[1977 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 6–5
| overall = 6–5
| conference =
| conference =
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 57–62–1
| overall = 57–62–1
| bowls = no
| bcs = no
| poll = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| polltype =
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{CFBCR|2024|Jim Root}}
* {{Footballstats |nfl=jim-root |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=R/RootJi20 |rotoworld= }}


{{Miami RedHawks quarterback navbox}}
{{Miami RedHawks quarterback navbox}}
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{{New Hampshire Wildcats football coach navbox}}
{{New Hampshire Wildcats football coach navbox}}
{{William & Mary Tribe football coach navbox}}
{{William & Mary Tribe football coach navbox}}

{{Chicago Cardinals 1953 draft navbox}}
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
{{AFCA Division II Coach of the Year}}
| NAME = Root, Jim
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH = August 17, 1931
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Toledo, Ohio
| DATE OF DEATH = May 26, 2003
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Root, Jim}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Root, Jim}}
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[[Category:Players of American football from Ohio]]



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