# Jim Laird

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**James Tyler Laird** (September 10, 1897 – August 16, 1970) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [running back](/source/Running_back) for the [Rochester Jeffersons](/source/Rochester_Jeffersons), the [Buffalo All-Americans](/source/Buffalo_(NFL)), the [Canton Bulldogs](/source/Canton_Bulldogs), the [Providence Steam Rollers](/source/Providence_Steamrollers_(NFL)), and the [Staten Island Stapletons](/source/Staten_Island_Stapletons). In 1926, he was a [player-coach](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/College_of_Saint_Benedict_and_Saint_John's_University) in [Collegeville, Minnesota](/source/Collegeville,_Minnesota). James Jr. married Geraldine Anderson of [Montreal](/source/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

1. Associated Press (25 September 1924). ["Stars Continue to Come Into Fold of Local Team for Season's Play"](https://books.google.com/books?id=y1dbAAAAIBAJ&q=James+Laird&pg=PA13&article_id=1490,1700009#v=onepage). *Providence News*. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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