Jim Zorn
James Arthur Zorn (born May 10, 1953) is an American former professional football player and coach. Zorn was a left-handed quarterback, and is best known as the starting quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks for their first eight seasons. He was the quarterback coach for the Seattle Seahawks from 2001 until the 2007 season. Before the 2008 season Zorn was originally hired by the Washington Redskins to serve as offensive coordinator. Two weeks after being hired, he was promoted as the team's head coach.
Zorn as Redskins head coach in 2009 | |||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Whittier, California, U.S. | May 10, 1953||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Gahr (Cerritos, California) | ||||||||||
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Undrafted: | 1975 | ||||||||||
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Shortly after being fired following the 2009 season, Zorn was hired as quarterbacks coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Zorn spent one season as the Ravens' quarterback coach before serving two years as the quarterback coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2011 and 2012. Most recently, Zorn was the head coach and general manager of the Seattle Dragons of the second incarnation of the XFL prior to the league's folding midseason.