American football coach (born 1988)
American football player
Mook Zimmerman Position: Head coach Born: (1988-01-20 ) January 20, 1988 (age 37) Waterbury, Connecticut , U.S.Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 240 lb (109 kg) High school: Sacred Heart (CT) College: Sacred Heart (2006–2009)
Anna Maria (2010)Undrafted: 2011
APF champion (2017)AAL champion (2019)2017 APF Coach of the Year
2019 AAL Coach of the Year
Regular season: 30–8 (.789) Postseason: 6-2 (.750) Career: 36-10 (.783)
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.[ 1]
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 .[ 2]
Coaching career
Buffalo Lightning
Zimmerman was the head coach of the Buffalo Lightning of the Supreme Indoor Football during the 2016 season.[ 3]
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.[ 4]
Iowa Barnstormers
On January 3, 2022, the Iowa Barnstormers announced Zimmerman as the assistant head coach and defensive line coach.[ 5] [ 6]
Massachusetts Pirates
On October 24, 2022, Mook Zimmerman signed with the IFL's Massachusetts Pirates as a linebackers and defensive lineman coach.[ 7]
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 .[ 8]
Iowa Woo
On February 29, 2024, Zimmerman was named the inaugural head coach of the Iowa Woo in the Arena League.[ 9]
On January 14, 2025, Zimmerman had announced his resignation as head coach of the Woo.
Head coaching record
League
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
IND
Buffalo Lightning
2016
2
0
0
1.000
—
—
—
—
APF
Richmond Roughriders
2017
7
0
0
1.000
1
0
1.000
APF Champions
AAL
West Virginia Roughriders
2018
10
1
0
.909
1
1
.500
Lost AAL Championship
AAL
West Virginia Roughriders
2019
10
0
0
1.000
3
0
1.000
AAL Champions
TAL
Iowa Woo
2024
1
7
0
.125
1
1
.500
Lost ArenaMania I
Total
30
8
0
.789
6
2
.750
References
^ "LaRonn Zimmerman" . Anna Maria College Athletics . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .^ "Transactions" . The Ultimate Indoor Football League . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .^ "Buffalo Lightning Bolts into Supreme Indoor Football" . www.oursportscentral.com . OurSports Central. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .^ North, Kim (August 4, 2020). "Roughriders' 'Mook' retires from football" . The Times Leader. Retrieved March 1, 2024 . ^ "Barnstormers Name LaRon "Mook" Zimmerman as Assistant Head Coach" . Iowa Barnstormers . January 3, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .^ "Mook Zimmerman" . Iowa Barnstormers . Retrieved March 1, 2024 .^ "Pirates Hire Mook Zimmerman As LB & DL Coach & John Keller As OL/Strength & Conditioning Coach For 2023 Season, Presented By Phoenix Communications, Inc" . Massachusetts Pirates . October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022 .^ "Tucson Sugar Skulls announce 2024 coaching staff" . Tucson Sugar Skulls . January 10, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .^ "Iowa Woo announces Mook Zimmerman as Head Coach" . KWWL. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
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