ABOUT MIKE ZIMMER
Age: 57. Born June 5, 1956 in Peoria, Ill.
Family: Son Adam is a Bengals assistant coach; daughters Corri and Marki. Zimmer's wife, Vikki, passed away of natural causes at age 50 in 2009.
College: Zimmer was a quarterback and linebacker at Illinois State (1974-76) until a neck injury ended his football career.
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