Jim Root
James Frederic Root
Born: August 17, 1931
Toledo, OH USA
Deceased: May 26, 2003
Orange Park, FL
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: Miami (OH)
High School: Edward Drummond Libbey (Toledo, OH)
Career: 1953-1956
Drafted: 1953 in Round 23, #268 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Jim Root played from 1953 to 1956 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Ottawa Rough Riders. Root threw for 2,317 yards in his career, completing 168 of 386 passes with 14 touchdowns and 31 interceptions. He also ran for 136 yards in 64 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 192 | 80 | 41.7 | 1149 | 6.0 | 8 | 4.2 | 11 | 5.7 | 77 | 51.8 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 137 | 60 | 43.8 | 835 | 6.1 | 3 | 2.2 | 15 | 10.9 | 87 | 31.7 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 57 | 28 | 49.1 | 333 | 5.8 | 3 | 5.3 | 5 | 8.8 | 34 | 48.4 |
| NFL | 249 | 108 | 43.4 | 1482 | 6.0 | 11 | 4.4 | 16 | 6.4 | 77 | ||
| CFL | 137 | 60 | 43.8 | 835 | 6.1 | 3 | 2.2 | 15 | 10.9 | 87 | ||
| Totals | 386 | 168 | 43.5 | 2317 | 6.0 | 14 | 3.6 | 31 | 8.0 | 87 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 26 | 12 | 0.5 | 19 | 1 |
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 15 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 18 | 2 |
| NFL | 43 | 57 | 1.3 | 19 | 3 | |
| CFL | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 15 | 1 | |
| Totals | 64 | 136 | 2.1 | 19 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 6 |
| 1954 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 2 |
