Gary Zimmerman

Gary Zimmerman
No. 65
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	December 13, 1961 (age 62); Fullerton, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	294 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school:	Walnut ; (Walnut, California)
College:	Oregon (1980–1983)
Supplemental draft:	1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
	Los Angeles Express (1984–1985); Minnesota Vikings (1986–1992); Denver Broncos (1993–1997);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XXXII); 3× First-team All-Pro (1987, 1988, 1996); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1993, 1995); 7× Pro Bowl (1987–1989, 1992, 1994–1996); NFL 1980s All-Decade Team; NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; 50 Greatest Vikings; Denver Broncos Ring of Fame; Morris Trophy (1983); 2× USFL All-Star (1984, 1985); USFL All-Time Team; First-team All-American (1983); First-team All-Pac-10 (1983);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	184
Games started:	184
Fumble recoveries:	4
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

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.

^ "Gary Zimmerman Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Gary Zimmerman Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "The 1983 NEA All-America team". The Republic (Columbus, Ind.). November 30, 1983. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Oregon Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
^ "Gary Zimmerman Stats, News and Video - T". NFL.com.