Jim Laird

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.

Jim Laird

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.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Holderness (NH)
College:	Colgate
Position:	Running back
Career history
As a player:
Rochester Jeffersons (1920) Buffalo All-Americans (1920–1921) Rochester Jeffersons (1921) Canton Bulldogs (1921) Union Quakers of Philadelphia (1921) Buffalo All-Americans (1922) Providence Steam Roller (1925–1928) Staten Island Stapletons (1931)
As a coach:
Norwich (1923–1925) Providence Steam Roller (1926) Norwich (1932–1934)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1928) Second-team All-Pro (1922)
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.