John Zamberlin

John Zamberlin
No. 54, 61, 56
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	February 13, 1956 (age 68); Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:	Woodrow Wilson; (Tacoma, Washington)
College:	Pacific Lutheran
NFL draft:	1979 / round: 5 / pick: 135
Career history
As a player:
	New England Patriots (1979–1982); Kansas City Chiefs (1983–1984);
As a coach:
	UMass (1987–1990) (defensive assistant); Eastern Washington (1992–1994) (defensive assistant); Richmond (1995–1996) (defensive coordinator); Central Washington (1997–2006) (head coach); Idaho State (2007–2010) (head coach); Weber State (2011) (defensive tackles coach); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2012–2013) (linebackers coach); Meridian HS (ID) (2019–present) (head coach);
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	3.5
Fumble recoveries:	1
Interceptions:	1
	Player stats at PFR

John Zamberlin (born February 13, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Meridian High School in Meridian, Idaho, a position he has held since 2019.^[1] Zamberlin played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots from 1979 to 1982 and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1983 to 1983. He served as the head football coach at Central Washington University from 1997 to 2006 and at Idaho State University from 2007 to 2010.^[2] In 2011, Zamberlin was the defensive tackles coach at Weber State University.^[3]^[2] He was the linebackers coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2012 to 2013.^[3]

^ Lycklama, Michael (July 12, 2019). "He played in the NFL, led a D-I program. Now at 63, he's a first-time high school coach". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "John Zamberlin Named Assistant Football Coach". Weber State. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "John Zamberlin". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.