Charlie Zimmerman

Charles Tucker "Jew" Zimmerman (April 13, 1904 – November 25, 1954) was an American college athletics coach and administrator.

Playing career Zimmerman began playing football in 1920 at the Christ School. In 1922, he enrolled in Asheville High School and became a crucial member on the line. In 1925, he enrolled at Wake Forest and made the freshmen team and starred on the line. Over the next two years he was regularly in the rotation on the varsity line as a tackle. He dropped out in November 1928 with two games remaining on the season. After a couple of months away, he returned for his final season with the Demon Deacons. He succeeded Dick Flinn, who resigned after one season. Zimmerman chose to coach the athletics at Lees–McRae over returning to Wake Forest as an assistant to his former coach, Pat Miller. He resigned from all posts in 1932.

In 1934, Zimmerman was hired as the line coach for Appalachian State under Eugene Garbee. He returned to coaching after practicing law in Boone, North Carolina. In June 1953 he suffered a fractured skull before dying on November 25, 1954, in Seattle.

Head coaching record Football