Abstract is: 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.
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P735 | given name | Jim | Q15868042 |
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P54 | member of sports team | Arizona Cardinals | Q224164 |
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P106 | occupation | American football player | Q19204627 |
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P413 | position played on team / speciality | quarterback | Q622747 |
P21 | sex or gender | male | Q6581097 |
P641 | sport | American football | Q41323 |
Q108803503 | 1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football team |
Q108803480 | 1969 New Hampshire Wildcats football team |
Q108803494 | 1970 New Hampshire Wildcats football team |
Q108803506 | 1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football team |
Q107272257 | 1972 William & Mary Indians football team |
Q107272283 | 1973 William & Mary Indians football team |
Q107272341 | 1974 William & Mary Indians football team |
Q107272334 | 1975 William & Mary Indians football team |
Q107272286 | 1976 William & Mary Indians football team |
Q107272426 | 1977 William & Mary Indians football team |
Q107272262 | 1978 William & Mary Tribe football team |
Q107272279 | 1979 William & Mary Tribe football team |
Arabic (ar / Q13955) | جيم روت | wikipedia |
Egyptian Arabic (arz / Q29919) | جيم روت | wikipedia |
Jim Root (gridiron football) | wikipedia |
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