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Line 1: {{Short description\|American football player (1937–2019)}} {{Infobox NFL player▼ {{Use mdy dates\|date=June 2024}} \|name=Bob Zeman▼ ▲{{Infobox NFL ~~player~~biography \|image=Bob Zeman 1961.jpg▼ ▲\| name = Bob Zeman \|birth_date={{birth date and age\|1937\|02\|22}}▼ ▲\| image = Bob Zeman 1961.jpg \|birth_place= [[Geneva, Illinois]]▼ ▲\| birth_date = {{birth date ~~and age~~\|1937\|02\|22}} ~~\|death_date= May, 8, 2019~~ ▲\| birth_place = [[Geneva, Illinois]], U.S. \|position=[[Defensive back]]▼ \| death_date = {{death date and age\|2019\|5\|3\|1937\|02\|22}} \|number=34, 46▼ ▲\| position = [[Defensive back]] \|height_ft=6▼ ▲\| number = 34, 46 \|height_in=1▼ ▲\| height_ft = 6 \|weight_lbs=200▼ ▲\| height_in = 1 \|college=[[University of Wisconsin–Madison\|Wisconsin]]▼ ▲\| weight_lbs = 200 \|draftyear=1959▼ ▲\| college = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison\|Wisconsin]] \|draftround=10▼ ▲\| draftyear = 1959 \|draftpick=119▼ ▲\| draftround = 10 \|afldraftyear=1960▼ ▲\| draftpick = 119 ~~\|afldraftround=2 Pick: 1 (by the [[Los Angeles Chargers]])~~ ▲\| afldraftyear = 1960 ~~\|teams=[[Los Angeles Chargers]] (1960)~~ \| afldraftround = 2 Pick: 1 (by the [[~~San~~Los ~~Diego~~Angeles Chargers]] ~~(1961~~) \| teams = [[Denver Broncos]] (1962–1963)▼ [[Los Angeles Chargers\|Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers]] (~~1965–1966~~1960–1961) ▲* [[Denver Broncos]] (1962–1963) \| highlights =▼ * [[San Diego Chargers]] (1965–1966) * 2× [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XI\|XI]], [[Super Bowl XXIV\|XXIV]]) ▼ \| pastcoaching = * [[AFL All-Star]]: 1962▼ * [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{nfly\|1971}}–{{nfly\|1977}})<br>Defensive backs coach \|pfr =ZemaBo00▼ * [[Denver Broncos]] ({{nfly\|1978}}–{{nfly\|1982}})<br>Linebackers coach \|high_school=[[Wheaton Warrenville South High School\|Wheaton Warrenville South (IL)]]}}▼ * [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{nfly\|1983}})<br>Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach '''Edward Robert Zeman'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3509020/\|title=Bob Zeman\|website=IMDb\|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref> (born February 22, 1937 in [[Geneva, Illinois]]) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive back]] who played six seasons in the [[American Football League]] from [[1960 AFL season\|1960]] to [[1966 AFL season\|1966]]. ▼ * [[Los Angeles Raiders]] ({{nfly\|1984}}–{{nfly\|1986}})<br>Linebackers coach * [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{nfly\|1989}}–{{nfly\|1993}})<br>Linebackers coach ▲\| highlights = ▲* 2×2× [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XI\|XI]], [[Super Bowl XXIV\|XXIV]]) ▲* [[AFL All-Star]]: (1962) ▲\| pfr = ZemaBo00 \| pfrcoach = ZemaBo0 ▲\| high_school = [[Wheaton ~~Warrenville South~~Community High School\|Wheaton ~~Warrenville South~~ (IL)]]}} }} ▲'''Edward Robert Zeman'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3509020/\|title=Bob Zeman\|website=IMDb\|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref> (~~born~~ February 22, 1937 in– ~~[[Geneva~~May 3, ~~Illinois]]~~2019)<ref>{{Cite isweb\|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/05/08/former-player-coach-bob-zeman-dies\|title a= ~~former~~Former player, coach Bob Zeman dies\|date = 8 May 2019}}</ref> was an [[American football]] [[defensive back]] who played six seasons in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) from [[1960 AFL season\|1960]] to [[1966 AFL season\|1966]]. == Playing career == Line 38 ⟶ 49: === Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers === Zeman was drafted by the [[Los Angeles Chargers]] in the [[1960 AFL draft]].<ref name=":0" /> Zeman was part of a stellar defense nicknamed the "Seven Pirates" — a squad which intercepted an AFL record 49 passes during the [[1961 AFL season\|1961 season]].<ref~~>"AFL~~ ~~All Stars,~~name="AFLStar" ~~''Sports All Stars 1963 Pro Football.'' New York: Maco Publishing, 1963; pg. 68.<~~/~~ref~~> === Denver Broncos === Line 44 ⟶ 55: === Second stint with San Diego === Zeman injured his knee at the end of the [[1966 San Diego Chargers season\|1966 season]] tackling [[Mike Garrett]]. He never returned to professional football.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=~~http~~https://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/02/sports/la-sp-dwyre-20130202\|title=Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman\|last=Dwyre\|first=Bill\|date=2013-02-02\|work=Los Angeles Times\|access-date=2017-09-18\|language=en-US\|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> ==Coaching history== === College coaching === A couple years after retiring as a player, Zeman started to coach at the college level. His first stop was [[Northwestern Wildcats football\|Northwestern]], where he coached defensive backs in 1968 and 1969.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r0NfBgAAQBAJ&~~pg=PT42&lpg=PT42&dq~~q=bob+zeman+coaching+northwestern&~~source~~pg=~~bl&ots=a3rrWv2L3C&sig=0KvDgS_mdyzc9SXhVwOBQwR872E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqwMTbs6_WAhXK5oMKHROnCtkQ6AEIPTAE#v=onepage&q=bob%20zeman%20coaching%20northwestern&f=false~~PT42\|title=Like a Rose: Life Lessons from a Training Camp with Hank Stram and the Kansas City Chiefs\|last=Telander\|first=Rick\|date=2014-12-17\|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.\|isbn=9781613217573\|language=en}}</ref> He then went and coached at his alma mater [[Wisconsin Badgers football\|Wisconsin]] in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/UW/UW-idx?type=turn&entity=UW.Football1970.p0010&id=UW.Football1970&isize=text\|title=The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin football facts for 1970 and athletic review of 1969-70 school year: 1970 Wisconsin football facts and University of Wisconsin athletic review 1969-1970\|website=digicoll.library.wisc.edu\|language=en-US\|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref> === Professional coaching === He then coached for the [[Oakland Raiders]] between 1971 and 1977, and won [[Super Bowl XI]] with the team.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/sb/gms/11-rost.html\|title=Super Bowl XI Rosters & Coaching Staffs\|website=www.hoffco-inc.com\|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref> Zeman then coached with a team he had played for, the [[Denver Broncos]], between 1978 and 1982.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/edwardrobertzeman.htm\|title=Bob Zeman~~\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|dead-url=\|access-date=~~}}</ref> He spent the following year as the defensive coordinator of the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ZemaBo0.htm\|title=Bob Zeman Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com\|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com\|language=en\|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref> His later stops included the [[Los Angeles Rams]], scouting for some teams, and stints with [[Mike Holmgren]] in both San Francisco and Seattle. ==Legacy== In 2017 Zeman, along with other players from the inaugural year, presented the Chargers organization with a signed ball for its move back to the city of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.mcall.com/la-sp-chargers-report-20170915-story.html\|title=Chargers make cornerback Jason Verrett rest his injured left knee, which is still not 100%\|last=DiGiovanna\|first=Mike\|work=themorningcall.com\|access-date=2017-09-18\|language=en-US}}</ref> ==See also== *[[List of ~~American Football League players\|Other~~ American Football League players]] ==~~Footnotes~~References== {{reflist\|30em}} Line 72 ⟶ 82: [[Category:Buffalo Bills coaches]] [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:~~Living~~2019 ~~people~~deaths]] [[Category:American football safeties]] [[Category:Los Angeles Chargers players]] Line 80 ⟶ 90: [[Category:Wisconsin Badgers football players]] [[Category:Seattle Seahawks coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Kane County, Illinois]] [[Category:People from Geneva, Illinois]] [[Category:American Football League players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Wheaton, Illinois]] [[Category:Players of American football from DuPage County, Illinois]]