{{short description|American football coach (born 1988)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography |name=Mook Zimmerman |current_team= Iowa Woo |number= <!-- --> |position= Head coach |birth_date={{birth date and age|1988|1|20}} |birth_place= Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |height_ft= 6 |height_in= 2 |weight_lbs= 240 |high_school= Sacred Heart (CT) |college= Sacred Heart (2006–2009) Anna Maria (2010) |undraftedyear=2011 |pastteams= * Huntington Hammer (2011) * Miami Sting <!--(2012?)--> * <!--Europe team--> * Brazil (2013) * America Bulls Potiguares |pastcoaching= * Sacred Heart HS (CT) (2012–2015) <br> Defensive coordinator * Buffalo Lightning (2016) <br> Head coach * Richmond/West Virginia Roughriders (2017–2019) <br> Head coach * Iowa Barnstormers (2022) <br> Assistant head coach/DL coach * Massachusetts Pirates (2023) <br> LB/DL coach * Iowa Woo (2024) <br> Head coach |highlights= * APF champion (2017) * AAL champion (2019) * 2017 APF Coach of the Year * 2019 AAL Coach of the Year |coachregrecord = 30–8 ({{winpct|30|8}}) |coachplayoffrecord = 6-2 ({{winpct|6|2}}) |coachrecord = 36-10 ({{winpct|36|10}}) }}
'''LaRonn "Mook" Zimmerman''' (born January 20, 1988), is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach of the Iowa Woo in The Arena League (The AL or TAL).
==College years== ===Anna Maria=== Zimmerman played one season at Anna Maria (NCAA DIII) and recorded 2 tackles and 1 fumble recovery returned for a touchdown over two games.<ref name="annamaria1">{{cite web |title=LaRonn Zimmerman |url=https://www.goamcats.com/sports/fball/2010-11/players/laronnzimmermann0o3 |website=Anna Maria College Athletics |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
==Professional playing career== Zimmerman played seven years of professional arena football in South America, North America, and Europe.
On September 23, 2011, Zimmerman was signed by the Huntington Hammer of the UIFL.<ref name="uifl1">{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=http://theuifl.com/player-transactions.html |website=The Ultimate Indoor Football League |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
==Coaching career== ===Buffalo Lightning=== Zimmerman was the head coach of the Buffalo Lightning of the Supreme Indoor Football during the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5080422 |title=Buffalo Lightning Bolts into Supreme Indoor Football |date=December 15, 2015 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=December 15, 2015}}</ref> The league folded before it began play; however, the Lightning played two games, independently, and won both.
===Richmond Roughriders/West Virginia Roughriders=== Zimmerman led the Roughriders to an undefeated season and championship in 2017, his first season with the team. The next season the Roughriders lost the championship. In 2019, Zimmerman led the Roughriders to another undefeated season and league championship.
Zimmerman retired from football in 2020.<ref name="timesleader1">{{cite news |last1=North |first1=Kim |title=Roughriders' 'Mook' retires from football |url=https://www.timesleaderonline.com/sports/local-sports/2020/08/roughriders-mook-retires-from-football/ |access-date=1 March 2024 |publisher=The Times Leader |date=4 August 2020}}</ref>
===Iowa Barnstormers=== On January 3, 2022, the Iowa Barnstormers announced Zimmerman as the assistant head coach and defensive line coach.<ref name="barnstormers2">{{cite web |title=Barnstormers Name LaRon "Mook" Zimmerman as Assistant Head Coach |url=https://theiowabarnstormers.com/news/2022/1/3/football-barnstormers-name-laron-mook-zimmerman-as-assistant-head-coach.aspx |website=Iowa Barnstormers |date=3 January 2022 |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="barnstormers1">{{cite web |title=Mook Zimmerman |url=https://theiowabarnstormers.com/staff-directory/mook-zimmerman/12 |website=Iowa Barnstormers |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
===Massachusetts Pirates=== On October 24, 2022, Mook Zimmerman signed with the IFL's Massachusetts Pirates as a linebackers and defensive lineman coach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pirates Hire Mook Zimmerman As LB & DL Coach & John Keller As OL/Strength & Conditioning Coach For 2023 Season, Presented By Phoenix Communications, Inc. |url=https://masspiratesfootball.com/news/2022/10/22/football-pirates-hire-mook-zimmerman-as-lb-dl-coach-john-keller-as-ol-strength-conditioning-coach-for-2023-season-presented-by-phoenix-communications-inc |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Massachusetts Pirates |date=22 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
===Tucson Sugar Skulls=== On January 10, 2024, Zimmerman was announced as the defensive line coach part of the 2024 coaching staff for the IFL's Tucson Sugar Skulls.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tucson Sugar Skulls announce 2024 coaching staff |url=https://tucsonsugarskulls.com/news/2024/1/10/football-tucson-sugar-skulls-announce-2024-coaching-staff.aspx |website=Tucson Sugar Skulls |date=10 January 2024 |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
===Iowa Woo=== On February 29, 2024, Zimmerman was named the inaugural head coach of the Iowa Woo in the Arena League.<ref name="kwwl1">{{cite news |title=Iowa Woo announces Mook Zimmerman as Head Coach |url=https://www.kwwl.com/news/waterloo/iowa-woo-announces-mook-zimmerman-as-head-coach/article_0eb9a6be-d742-11ee-9cf6-fba7f50e261a.html |access-date=29 February 2024 |publisher=KWWL |date=29 February 2024}}</ref>
On January 14, 2025, Zimmerman had announced his resignation as head coach of the Woo.
===Head coaching record=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|League !! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="4"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason |- !Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result |- !{{abbr|IND|Independent}} |Buffalo Lightning |2016 ||2||0||0||{{winperc|2|0}}|||—||—||—||— |- |-! style="background:#dfd;" !APF |Richmond Roughriders |2017 ||7||0||0||{{winperc|7|0}}|||1||0||1.000||<small>'''APF Champions'''</small> |-! style="background:#dfd;" |- |-! style="background:#fcc;" !AAL |West Virginia Roughriders |2018 ||10||1||0||{{winperc|10|1}}|||1||1||.500||<small>'''Lost AAL Championship'''</small> |-! style="background:#fcc;" |- |-! style="background:#dfd;" !AAL |West Virginia Roughriders |2019 ||10||0||0||{{winperc|10|0}}|||3||0||1.000||<small>'''AAL Champions'''</small> |-! style="background:#dfd;" |- |-! style="background:#fcc;" !TAL |Iowa Woo |2024 ||1||7||0||{{winperc|1|7}}|||1||1||{{winperc|1|1}}||<small>'''Lost ArenaMania I'''</small> |-! style="background:#fcc;" |- ! colspan="3"|Total||30||8||0||{{winperc|30|8|0}}||6||2||{{winperc|6|2}}|| |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.goamcats.com/sports/fball/2010-11/players/laronnzimmermann0o3 Anna Maria Amcats player page]
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