Don Zimmerman (lacrosse)

Don Zimmerman
Biographical details
Born1953
Baltimore, Maryland
Playing career
1975–1976Johns Hopkins
Position(s)Midfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977Johns Hopkins (B squad)
1978Princeton (assistant)
1979–1982North Carolina (assistant)
1983Johns Hopkins (assistant)
1984–1990Johns Hopkins
1991–1993Loyola (MD) (assistant)
1994–2016UMBC
Head coaching record
Overall237–171
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NCAA D-I (1984, 1985, 1987)
3 America East tournament (2006, 2008, 2009)
5 America East regular season (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Awards
IMLCA Lifetime Achievement Award
America East Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009)
1976 honorable mention All-American
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2017

Donald Zimmerman (born c. 1953) is a television analyst and former American college lacrosse coach. He became a color analyst for ESPN in May 2016 and does both high school and college lacrosse games.[1] Prior to becoming an analyst, he served as the head coach for the UMBC Retrievers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County for 24 years.[2] Between 1984 and 1987, Zimmerman coached Johns Hopkins to three national championships. Zimmerman was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]

  1. ^ Lee, Edward (May 16, 2017). "Former Johns Hopkins, UMBC men's lacrosse coach Don Zimmerman content with 'new chapter' as ESPN analyst". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ Lee, Edward (May 2, 2016). "Don Zimmerman retires after 23 years as head coach of UMBC men's lacrosse". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ Lee, Edward (May 24, 2017). "Former Johns Hopkins, UMBC coach Don Zimmerman to be inducted into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2017.