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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Fullerton, California, U.S. | December 13, 1961||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 294 lb (133 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Walnut (Walnut, California) | ||||||
College: | Oregon (1980–1983) | ||||||
Supplemental draft: | 1984 / round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||
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Gary Wayne Zimmerman (born December 13, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a Hall of Fame offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL). He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Denver Broncos (Super Bowl XXXII).
Zimmerman was born in Fullerton, California and played scholastically at Walnut High School in the San Gabriel Valley of California.[1] He played collegiately at Oregon, and was a first-team All-American as a senior.[2][3] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[4]
Zimmerman played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1986 to 1992 and for the Denver Broncos from 1993 to 1997.[5] He won Super Bowl XXXII with the Broncos against the Green Bay Packers. He was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times and was an All-Pro selection eight times. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.