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{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (1931–2003)}}
{{Infobox NFL player▼
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
|name=Jim Root▼
▲{{Infobox NFL playerbiography
|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|5|26|1931|8|17}}▼
▲| birth_date = {{birthBirth date|1931|8|17}}
|debutyear=1953
| birth_place = [[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S.▼
|finalyear=1956
▲| death_date = {{deathDeath date and age|2003|5|26|1931|8|17}}
|draftyear=1953▼
| death_place = [[Orange Park, Florida]], U.S.
|draftround=23▼
| high_school = [[Libbey High School|Libbey]] (Toledo, Ohio)
|draftpick=268
| college = [[Miami UniversityRedHawks football|Miami (OH)]]
▲| draftyear = 1953
|teams=
▲| draftround = 23
* [[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956)▼
| pastcoaching draftpick = 268
| pastteams =
* [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] (1958–1959) (backfield)
▲* [[ArizonaChicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] (1953, 1956)
* [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] (1960–1963) (backfield)
* [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] (1954)
* [[Dartmouth Big Green football|Dartmouth]] (1964) (offensive backfield)▼
| pastcoaching =
* [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]] (1965–1967) (offensive backfield)▼
* [[NewTulane HampshireGreen WildcatsWave football|New HampshireTulane]] (1968–1971) (head coach1958–1959)<br>Backfield
* [[WilliamMiami & Mary TribeHurricanes football|WilliamMiami & Mary(FL)]] (1972–1979) (head coach1960–1963)<br>Backfield
▲* [[Dartmouth Big Green football|Dartmouth]] (1964) (offensive<br>Offensive backfield)
|statlabel1=[[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]▼
▲* [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]] (1965–1967) (offensive<br>Offensive backfield)
|statvalue1=11–16▼
* [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|New Hampshire]] (1968–1971)<br>Head coach
|statlabel2=Yards
* [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary]] (1972–1979)<br>Head coach
|statvalue2=1482▼
▲| statlabel1 = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
|statlabel3=[[Passer rating|QB Rating]]▼
▲| statvalue1 = 11–16
|statvalue3=51.0▼
| statlabel2 = Passing yards
|nfl=ROO692150
▲| statvalue2 =1482 1,482
|pfr=
▲| statlabel3 = [[Passer rating|QB Rating]]
|dbf=
▲| statvalue3 = 51.0
▲|birth_place=[[Toledo, Ohio]]
| NAME pfr = Root, Jim▼
}}
'''James Frederic Root''' (August 17, 1931 – May 26, 2003) was an American [[Americangridiron football]] player and coach. He played professionally as a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for two seasons with the [[ArizonaChicago 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 [[The College of William & Mary]] from 1972 to 1979, compiling a 57–62–2career [[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>
 
==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1968 collegeNCAA College Division football season|1968]]
| name = [[1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 4–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1969 collegeNCAA College Division football season|1969]]
| name = [[1969 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]
| overall = 3–5
| conference = 1–4
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1970 collegeNCAA College Division football season|1970]]
| name = [[1970 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 3–2
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| championship =
| year = [[1971 collegeNCAA College Division football season|1971]]
| name = [[1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football team|New Hampshire]]
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 3–2
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary TribeIndians]]
| conf = [[Southern Conference]]
| startyear = 1972
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| championship =
| year = [[1972 collegeNCAA University Division football season|1972]]
| name = [[1972 William & Mary TribeIndians football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 4–2
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| championship =
| year = [[1973 collegeNCAA Division I football season|1973]]
| name = [[1973 William & Mary TribeIndians football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 3–2
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| championship =
| year = [[1974 collegeNCAA Division I football season|1974]]
| name = [[1974 William & Mary TribeIndians football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 2–3
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| championship =
| year = [[1975 collegeNCAA Division I football season|1975]]
| name = [[1975 William & Mary TribeIndians football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 2–3
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| championship =
| year = [[1976 collegeNCAA Division I football season|1976]]
| name = [[1976 William & Mary TribeIndians football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 3–1
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}}
{{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
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1977 collegeNCAA Division I football season|1977]]
| name = [[1977 William & Mary TribeIndians football team|William & Mary]]
| overall = 6–5
| conference =
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 57–62–1
| bcs bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
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==External links==
* {{Footballstats |nfl=jim-root |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=R/RootJi20 |rotoworld= }}
* {{CFBCR|2024|Jim Root}}
 
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{{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}}
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