Jim Root (gridiron football)
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 17, 1931 Toledo, Ohio | ||||||||
| Died: | May 26, 2003 (aged 71) | ||||||||
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| College: | Miami (OH) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1953 / round: 23 / pick: 268 | ||||||||
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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.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| New Hampshire Wildcats (Yankee Conference) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
| 1968 | New Hampshire | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1969 | New Hampshire | 3–5 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1970 | New Hampshire | 5–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1971 | New Hampshire | 4–4–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| New Hampshire: | 18–14–1 | 11–9 | |||||||
| William & Mary Tribe (Southern Conference) (1972–1976) | |||||||||
| 1972 | William & Mary | 5–6 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1973 | William & Mary | 6–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1974 | William & Mary | 4–7 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1975 | William & Mary | 2–9 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1976 | William & Mary | 7–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| William & Mary Tribe (NCAA Division I / I-A independent) (1977–1979) | |||||||||
| 1977 | William & Mary | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1978 | William & Mary | 5–5–1 | |||||||
| 1979 | William & Mary | 4–7 | |||||||
| William & Mary: | 39–48–1 | 14–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 57–62–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ UPI (January 4, 1968). "New Hampshire Tabs Root As Head Football Mentor". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. p. D-4. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
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