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| Born | August 17, 1931 Toledo, Ohio |
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| Died | May 26, 2003 (aged 71) | ||
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| Year(s) | 1953–1956 | ||
| NFL Draft | 1953 / Round: 23 / Pick: 268 | ||
| College | Miami (OH) | ||
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| TD-INT | 11-16 | ||
| Yards | 1482 | ||
| QB Rating | 51.0 | ||
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James Frederic Root (August 17, 1931 – May 26, 2003) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played two seasons for the 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.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Rank# | |||
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| New Hampshire Wildcats (Yankee Conference) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
| 1968 | New Hampshire | 6–2 | T-1st | ||||||
| 1969 | New Hampshire | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1970 | New Hampshire | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1971 | New Hampshire | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| William & Mary Tribe (Southern Conference) (1972–1979) | |||||||||
| 1972 | William & Mary | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1973 | William & Mary | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1974 | William & Mary | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1975 | William & Mary | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1976 | William & Mary | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1977 | William & Mary | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1978 | William & Mary | 5–5–1 | |||||||
| 1979 | William & Mary | 4–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 57–62–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||
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