| Position | Running back |
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| Birth date | September 10, 1897 |
| Birth place | Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. |
| Death date | August 16, 1970 (aged 72) |
| Death place | Lebanon, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lbs | 194 |
| High school | Holderness (NH) |
| College | Colgate |
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| Pfr | L/LairJi20 |
| Pfrcoach | LairJi0 |
James Tyler Laird (September 10, 1897 – August 16, 1970) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Rochester Jeffersons, the Buffalo All-Americans, the Canton Bulldogs, the Providence Steam Rollers, and the Staten Island Stapletons. In 1926, he was a player-coach for the Providence Steam Rollers. Laird was also a coach for Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.[1] In 1921 Laird played for the New 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 independent Union Quakers of Philadelphia in 1921.
Laird had a son, also named James Tyler Laird, who was the chair of the psychology department at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. James Jr. married Geraldine Anderson of Montreal. 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.
References
- ^ Associated Press (25 September 1924). "Stars Continue to Come Into Fold of Local Team for Season's Play". Providence News. Retrieved 11 October 2022.