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Jim Root
James Frederic Root
Position: QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: August 17, 1931 in Toledo, OH
College: Miami (OH)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 23rd round (268th overall) of the 1953 Draft
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored / 11 Regular Season TDs Thrown
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1953 | 22 | CRD | QB | 11 | 6 | 80 | 192 | 41.7 | 1149 | 8 | 4.2 | 11 | 5.7 | 77 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 14.4 | 104.5 | 51.8 | ||||||
| 1956 | 25 | CRD | 9 | 2 | 28 | 57 | 49.1 | 333 | 3 | 5.3 | 5 | 8.8 | 34 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 37.0 | 48.4 | |||||||
| Career | 20 | 8 | 108 | 249 | 43.4 | 1482 | 11 | 4.4 | 16 | 6.4 | 77 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 13.7 | 74.1 | 51.0 |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1953 | 22 | CRD | QB | 11 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1956 | 25 | CRD | 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 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1953 | 22 | CRD | QB | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 25 | CRD | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1953 | 22 | CRD | QB | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 25 | CRD | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 20 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
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