Jim Root (gridiron football)
{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (1931–2003)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jim Root
| image = Jim Root.jpeg
| number = 9, 17
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|8|17}}
| birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|5|26|1931|8|17}}
| death_place = Orange Park, Florida, U.S.
| high_school = Libbey (Toledo, Ohio)
| college = Miami (OH)
| draftyear = 1953
| draftround = 23
| draftpick = 268
| pastteams =
- Chicago Cardinals (1953, 1956)
- Ottawa Rough Riders (1954)
| pastcoaching =
- Tulane (1958–1959)
Backfield - Miami (FL) (1960–1963)
Backfield - Dartmouth (1964)
Offensive backfield - Yale (1965–1967)
Offensive backfield - New Hampshire (1968–1971)
Head coach - William & Mary (1972–1979)
Head coach
| statvalue1 = 11–16
| statlabel2 = Passing yards
| statvalue2 = 1,482
| statlabel3 = Passer rating
| 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 (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.{{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}} }}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = New Hampshire Wildcats
| conf = Yankee Conference
| startyear = 1968
| endyear = 1971
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1968
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1969
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 3–5
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1970
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1971
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = New Hampshire
| overall = 18–14–1
| confrecord = 11–9
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = William & Mary Indians
| conf = Southern Conference
| startyear = 1972
| endyear = 1976
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1972
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1973
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1974
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1975
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1976
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = William & Mary Indians/Tribe
| conf = NCAA Division I / I-A independent
| startyear = 1977
| endyear = 1979
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1977
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 6–5
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1978
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 5–5–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1979
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 4–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = William & Mary
| overall = 39–48–1
| confrecord = 14–11
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 57–62–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
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External links
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