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Jim Root

James Frederic Root

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 185 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: August 17, 1931 in Toledo, OH
Died: May 26, 2003 in Orange Park, FL
College: Miami (OH)   (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 23rd round (268th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 7 (7959th overall since 1950)

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Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD AV
1953 22 CRD QB 9 11 6 0-5-1 80 192 41.7 1149 8 4.2 11 5.7 77 6.0 4.2 14.4 104.5 51.8 0 0 6
1956 25 CRD qb 17 9 2 1-1-0 28 57 49.1 333 3 5.3 5 8.8 34 5.8 2.9 11.9 37.0 48.4 0 0 1
Career 20 8 1-6-1 108 249 43.4 1482 11 4.4 16 6.4 77 6.0 3.9 13.7 74.1 51.0 0 0 7

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1953 22 CRD QB 9 11 6 0-5-1 192 90 97 82 94 113 94
1956 25 CRD qb 17 9 2 1-1-0 57 83 80 98 105 82 87
Career 20 8 1-6-1 249 88 0 93 0 86 97 106 0 92

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1953 22 CRD QB 9 11 6 26 12 1 19 0.5 1.1 2.4 12 1 7
1956 25 CRD qb 17 9 2 17 45 2 18 2.6 5.0 1.9 45 2 2
Career 20 8 43 57 3 19 1.3 2.9 2.2 57 3 9

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1953 22 CRD QB 9 11 6 0 7 1 0 0
1956 25 CRD qb 17 9 2 0 2 2 0 0
Career 20 8 0 9 3 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953 22 CRD QB 9 11 6 1 1 6
1956 25 CRD qb 17 9 2 2 2 12
Career 20 8 3 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Passes Completed
1953 NFL 80 (9)

Pass Attempts
1953 NFL 192 (9)

Passing Yds
1953 NFL 1149 (9)

Passing TD
1953 NFL 8 (9)

Passer Rating
1953 NFL 51.8 (7)

Long Pass
1953 NFL 77 (3)

Yds/Pass Att
1953 NFL 6.0 (7)

Yds/Pass Cmp
1953 NFL 14.4 (6)

Pass Completion %
1953 NFL 41.7% (10)

Pass Intercept. %
1953 NFL 5.7% (4)

Passing TD %
1953 NFL 4.2% (8)

Fumbles
1953 NFL 7 (8)