Ken Zampese
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| Date of birth: | July 19, 1967 |
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| High school: | San Diego (CA) University |
| College: | San Diego |
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Kenneth Zampese (born July 19, 1967) is an American football coach who most recently was the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). Zampese began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of San Diego, and has held a variety of college and professional coaching positions.
Zampese’s father, Ernie Zampese, spent 36 years as a coach in the NFL, spending time with the New York Jets, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, and both the Los Angeles Rams and St. Louis Rams. Ernie Zampese is known best for his role on the Chargers’ offensive coaching staff in the 1970s and '80s, when he helped engineer the famed "Air Coryell" offense. The "Air Coryell" offense—still considered one of the best passing offenses in NFL history—featured Hall of Famers Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner and Kellen Winslow, along with John Jefferson and Wes Chandler. These dynamic players operated in a scheme that led the league in passing yards an NFL-record six consecutive seasons (1978-1983).
Ken Zampese began his NFL coaching career in 1998 as an offensive assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles under head coach Ray Rhodes. In 1999, Rhodes became head coach of the Green Bay Packers, and Zampese followed. He again worked as offensive assistant, mentored by QBs Coach Mike McCarthy. Packer QBs of that era were Brett Favre, Matt Hasselbeck and Aaron Brooks.
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