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| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1897-09-10)September 10, 1897 Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 1970(1970-08-16) (aged 72) Lebanon, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Holderness (NH) |
| College | Colgate |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
James Tyler Laird (September 10, 1897 – August 16, 1970) was an American professionalfootball player who was arunning back for theRochester Jeffersons, theBuffalo All-Americans, theCanton Bulldogs, theProvidence Steam Rollers, and theStaten Island Stapletons. In 1926, he was aplayer-coach for the Providence Steam Rollers. Laird was also a coach for Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.[1] In 1921 Laird played for theNew York Brickley Giants, however he is not listed as being on the team as he played for the Giants only when they played non-league opponents. He also played for the independentUnion Quakers of Philadelphia in 1921.
Laird had a son, also named James Tyler Laird, who was the chair of the psychology department atSt. John's University inCollegeville, Minnesota. James Jr. married Geraldine Anderson ofMontreal. The two raised two children. James Jr. taught for a time at the army bases in Korea.
James Jr. and Geraldine had two children. James “Jamie” Tyler Laird III and Rebecca.
Jamie was born in August 1959 and died in October 2024. He was a U.S. Marine, highly skilled martial artist, and served on the Little Falls city council. He served as a volunteer firefighter in Little Falls and Mendota Heights. He died of pancreatic cancer.
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