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John Zamberlin
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Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1956-02-13) 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:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:3.5
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Washington Wildcats (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (1997–2005)
1997 Central Washington 5–4 3–2 3rd
1998 Central Washington 7–4 4–1 T–1st NAIA Quarterfinal
1999 Central Washington 4–5 2–2 3rd
2000 Central Washington 5–5 3–1 2nd
2001 Central Washington 4–7 1–2 3rd
2002 Central Washington 11–1 3–0 1st NCAA Division II First Round
2003 Central Washington 6–4 2–1 2nd
2004 Central Washington 7–4 5–1 1st
2005 Central Washington 8–2 6–0 1st
Central Washington Wildcats (North Central Conference) (2006)
2006 Central Washington 6–5 3–5 T–5th
Central Washington: 63–41 31–15
Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (2007–2010)
2007 Idaho State 3–8 2–6 8th
2008 Idaho State 1–11 1–7 T–8th
2009 Idaho State 1–10 1–7 T–7th
2010 Idaho State 1–10 0–8 9th
Idaho State: 6–39 4–28
Total: 69–80
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "John Zamberlin Named Assistant Football Coach". Weber State. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "John Zamberlin". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.