Ron Zook
Zook in May 2008
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Special teams coach |
| Team | Green Bay Packers |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 28, 1954 Ashland, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Loudonville High School |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1975 | Miami (OH) |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1980 | Murray State (DB) |
| 1981–1982 | Cincinnati (DC) |
| 1983 | Kansas (DC) |
| 1984–1986 | Tennessee (DB) |
| 1987 | Virginia Tech (AHC) |
| 1988–1990 | Ohio State (DB) |
| 1991–1993 | Florida (DC/DB) |
| 1994 | Florida (ST) |
| 1995 | Florida (Assoc. HC/ST/S) |
| 1996–1998 | Pittsburgh Steelers (ST) |
| 1999 | Kansas City Chiefs (DB) |
| 2000–2001 | New Orleans Saints (DC) |
| 2002–2004 | Florida |
| 2005–2011 | Illinois |
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers (asst. ST) |
| 2015–present | Green Bay Packers (ST) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–65 |
| Bowls | 1–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SEC Eastern Division (2003) | |
| Awards | |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year (2007) | |
Ronald Andrew Zook (born April 28, 1954) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2005 to 2011. Zook is a native of Ohio and an alumnus of Miami University, where he played college football. He has worked as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1996–1998), Kansas City Chiefs (1999), and New Orleans Saints (2000–2001). In August 2012, he was hired as a college football studio analyst by CBS Sports. He is currently employed as the special teams coach for the Green Bay Packers.
Ronald Andrew Zook was born in Ashland, Ohio and raised in nearby Loudonville. At Loudonville High School, Zook played basketball, track, and football. Upon graduating, he was offered a track scholarship to Purdue University and received offers to play football at several small colleges in the Midwest. However, Zook wanted to play Division I football, so he decided to walk on at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He made the team, and by his senior season, Zook was a starting defensive back and a co-captain for the Redskins. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in comprehensive science in 1976.
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