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{{Short description|American football player (1937–2019)}}
{{Infobox NFL player▼
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
|name=Bob Zeman▼
|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_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
▲| afldraftyear = 1960
| teams =
*[[Denver Broncos]] (1962–1963)▼
* [[Los Angeles Chargers|Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers]] (
▲* [[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 =
▲| pfr = ZemaBo00
| pfrcoach = ZemaBo0
▲| high_school = [[Wheaton
}}
▲'''Edward Robert Zeman'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3509020/|title=Bob Zeman|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-09-18}}</ref> (
== Playing career ==
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=== 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
=== Denver Broncos ===
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=== 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=
==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&
=== 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
==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
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[[Category:Buffalo Bills coaches]]
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[[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]]
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