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Line 1: {{Short description\|American gridiron football player and coach (1931–2003)}} {{Infobox NFL player▼ {{Use mdy dates\|date=June 2024}} \|name=Jim Root▼ ▲{{Infobox NFL ~~player~~biography \|image= Jim Root.jpeg▼ ▲\| name = Jim Root \|position=[[Quarterback]]▼ ▲\| image = Jim Root.jpeg \| number = 9, 17 \|birth_date={{birth date\|1931\|8\|17}}▼ ▲\| position = [[Quarterback]] \|death_date={{death date and age\|2003\|05\|26\|1931\|08\|17}}▼ ▲\| birth_date = {{~~birth~~Birth date\|1931\|8\|17}} ~~\|debutyear=1953~~ \| birth_place = [[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S.▼ ~~\|finalyear=1956~~ ▲\| death_date = {{~~death~~Death date and age\|2003\|055\|26\|1931\|088\|17}} \|draftyear=1953▼ \| death_place = [[Orange Park, Florida]], U.S. \|draftround=23▼ \| high_school = [[Libbey High School\|Libbey]] (Toledo, Ohio) \|draftpick=268▼ \| college = [[Miami ~~University~~RedHawks football\|Miami (OH)]] ▲\| draftyear = 1953 ~~\|teams=~~ ▲\| draftround = 23 * [[Arizona Cardinals\|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956)▼ ▲\| draftpick = 268 \|statlabel1=[[Touchdown\|TD]]–[[Interception\|INT]]▼ \| pastteams = \|statvalue1=11–16▼ ▲* [[~~Arizona~~Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)\|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956) ~~\|statlabel2=Yards~~ * [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] (1954) \|statvalue2=1482▼ \| pastcoaching = \|statlabel3=[[Passer rating\|QB Rating]]▼ * [[Tulane Green Wave football\|Tulane]] (1958–1959)<br>Backfield \|statvalue3=51.0▼ * [[Miami Hurricanes football\|Miami (FL)]] (1960–1963)<br>Backfield ~~\|nfl=ROO692150~~ * [[Dartmouth Big Green football\|Dartmouth]] (1964)<br>Offensive backfield ~~\|pfr=~~ * [[Yale Bulldogs football\|Yale]] (1965–1967)<br>Offensive backfield ~~\|dbf=~~ * [[New Hampshire Wildcats football\|New Hampshire]] (1968–1971)<br>Head coach ▲\|birth_place=[[Toledo, Ohio]] * [[William & Mary Tribe football\|William & Mary]] (1972–1979)<br>Head coach ▲\| statlabel1 = [[Touchdown\|TD]]–[[Interception\|INT]] ▲\| statvalue1 = 11–16 \| statlabel2 = Passing yards ▲\| statvalue2 =~~1482~~ 1,482 ▲\| statlabel3 = [[Passer rating~~\|QB Rating~~]] ▲\| statvalue3 = 51.0 \| ~~NAME~~ pfr = ~~Root, Jim~~▼ }} '''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{{spaced ndash}}May 26, 2003) was a professional [[American football]] [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]]. He played two seasons for the [[Arizona Cardinals\|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956). ~~Root then coached college football at the [[University of New Hampshire]] and [[the College of William & Mary]], compiling a 57–62–2 record in 12 seasons.~~ ==Head coaching record== Line 39 ⟶ 45: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = conference \| year = [[1968 ~~college~~NCAA College Division football season\|1968]] \| name = [[1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football team\|New Hampshire]] \| overall = 6–2 \| conference = 4–1 Line 52 ⟶ 58: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1969 ~~college~~NCAA College Division football season\|1969]] \| name = [[1969 New Hampshire Wildcats football team\|New Hampshire]] \| overall = 3–5 \| conference = 1–4 Line 65 ⟶ 71: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1970 ~~college~~NCAA College Division football season\|1970]] \| name = [[1970 New Hampshire Wildcats football team\|New Hampshire]] \| overall = 5–3 \| conference = 3–2 Line 78 ⟶ 84: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1971 ~~college~~NCAA College Division football season\|1971]] \| name = [[1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football team\|New Hampshire]] \| overall = 4–4–1 \| conference = 3–2 Line 95 ⟶ 101: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead \| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football\|William & Mary ~~Tribe~~Indians]] \| conf = [[Southern Conference]] \| startyear = 1972 Line 102 ⟶ 108: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1972 ~~college~~NCAA University Division football season\|1972]] \| name = [[1972 William & Mary ~~Tribe~~Indians football team\|William & Mary]] \| overall = 5–6 \| conference = 4–2 Line 115 ⟶ 121: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1973 ~~college~~NCAA Division I football season\|1973]] \| name = [[1973 William & Mary ~~Tribe~~Indians football team\|William & Mary]] \| overall = 6–5 \| conference = 3–2 Line 128 ⟶ 134: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1974 ~~college~~NCAA Division I football season\|1974]] \| name = [[1974 William & Mary ~~Tribe~~Indians football team\|William & Mary]] \| overall = 4–7 \| conference = 2–3 Line 141 ⟶ 147: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1975 ~~college~~NCAA Division I football season\|1975]] \| name = [[1975 William & Mary ~~Tribe~~Indians football team\|William & Mary]] \| overall = 2–9 \| conference = 2–3 Line 154 ⟶ 160: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1976 ~~college~~NCAA Division I football season\|1976]] \| name = [[1976 William & Mary ~~Tribe~~Indians football team\|William & Mary]] \| overall = 7–4 \| conference = 3–1 Line 166 ⟶ 172: }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead \| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football\|William & Mary Indians/Tribe]] \| conf = [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools\|NCAA Division I / I-A independent]] \| startyear = 1977 Line 173 ⟶ 179: {{CFB Yearly Record Entry \| championship = \| year = [[1977 ~~college~~NCAA Division I football season\|1977]] \| name = [[1977 William & Mary ~~Tribe~~Indians football team\|William & Mary]] \| overall = 6–5 \| conference = Line 217 ⟶ 223: {{CFB Yearly Record End \| overall = 57–62–1 \| ~~bcs~~ bowls = no \| poll = no \| polltype = Line 226 ⟶ 232: ==External links== * {{Footballstats \|nfl=jim-root \|espn= \|cbs= \|yahoo= \|si= \|pfr=R/RootJi20 \|rotoworld= }} * {{CFBCR\|2024\|Jim Root}} {{Miami RedHawks quarterback navbox}} Line 232 ⟶ 238: {{New Hampshire Wildcats football coach navbox}} {{William & Mary Tribe football coach navbox}} {{Chicago Cardinals 1953 draft navbox}} {{AFCA Division II Coach of the Year}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ▲\| 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}} Line 247 ⟶ 245: [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:American football quarterbacks]] [[Category:Players of Canadian football from Ohio]] [[Category:Canadian football quarterbacks]] [[Category:Chicago Cardinals players]] [[Category:Dartmouth Big Green football coaches]] [[Category:Miami Hurricanes football coaches]] [[Category:Miami RedHawks football players]] [[Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football coaches]] [[Category:Ottawa Rough Riders players]] [[Category:Tulane Green Wave football coaches]] [[Category:William & Mary Tribe football coaches]] [[Category:~~Sportspeople~~Yale ~~from~~Bulldogs ~~Toledo,~~football ~~Ohio~~coaches]] [[Category:Players of American football from Toledo, Ohio]] [[Category:Coaches of American football from Ohio]] {{quarterback-1930s-stub}}