Jim Zorn

Jim Zorn

Zorn during his coaching tenure with the Seahawks.
No. 10
Position:	Quarterback
Career information
College:	Cal Poly-Pomona
Career history
Playing career Seattle Seahawks (1976–1984) Green Bay Packers (1985) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1986) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987) Coaching career Boise State (1988–1991) Utah State University (1992–1994) University of Minnesota (1995–1996) Seattle Seahawks (1997–1998) Detroit Lions (1998–2000) Seattle Seahawks (2001–2007) Washington Redskins (2008–present)
Career highlights and awards
Seahawks Ring of Honor
Record at Pro Football Reference
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Arthur "Jim" Zorn (born May 10, 1953 in Whittier, California, USA), is a former professional football player and current head coach of the Washington Redskins. Zorn, a left-handed quarterback, is best known as the youthful and charismatic leader of the expansion Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) for their first seven and a half seasons. He was the quarterbacks coach for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2007 season. On February 9, 2008 the Washington Redskins named Zorn their new head coach.

Jim Zorn is closely associated with his favorite passing target, Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent. Largent was the first Seahawk inducted into the team's "Ring of Honor" (1989), and Zorn was second (1991). Zorn was named NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year by the NFLPA following the team's inaugural 1976 season. Zorn was also the Seahawks' team MVP, throwing for 12 touchdowns and rushing for 4 touchdowns.

He was succeeded by Dave Krieg midway through the 1983 season, the year the Seahawks first made the NFL playoffs. Zorn stayed with the team as the backup quarterback through the 1984 season.

Zorn then played a season with the Green Bay Packers (1985), another with the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1986), and one final year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987. In the NFL, Zorn threw for 21,115 yards and 111 touchdowns, completing 53% of his passes. He also ran for another 17 touchdowns.

After his playing career concluded, Zorn returned to college football as an assistant coach. His first stop was at Boise State University, where he was the quarterbacks coach from 1988–91. Zorn then served as the offensive coordinator for Utah State from 1992-94; and the quarterbacks coach for Minnesota from 1995–96.

Zorn moved up to the pro coaching ranks in 1997–98 as an offensive assistant for the Seahawks under Dennis Erickson and the next two years (1998–2000) as the quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions. He returned to the Seahawks in 2001 as their quarterbacks coach, and retained that position through the 2007 season.

When Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs retired, Jim Zorn was hired as the team's new offensive coordinator. A few weeks later, on February 9 2008, Zorn was made the Redskins new head coach. He is the fourth head coach hired by owner Daniel Snyder since he bought the team in 1999.

Zorn graduated from Gahr High School in Cerritos, California in 1971, and played college football at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Family connections

In 2004, Zorn's daughter Sarah, and Largent's son Kramer (who was born with spina bifida and appeared in a related United Way commercial) were both members of the Seattle Pacific University crew.

External links

• Pro-Football-Reference.com – career statistics - Jim Zorn
• Hawks' QB's are Zorn-again players – Seattle Post-Intelligencer – August 24, 2007

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