Adam Larry Timmerman (born August 14, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was a Super Bowl champion for the St. Louis Rams and Green Bay Packers.
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| Born: | August 14, 1971 Cherokee, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cherokee (IA) Washington | ||||||||
| College: | South Dakota State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1995 / round: 7 / pick: 230 | ||||||||
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He played for Green Bay and St. Louis between 1995 and 2006. A second-team All-Pro selection in 2001, Timmerman went to four Super Bowls in his career, winning Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers and Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams.[1]
Early life
editTimmerman was born in Cherokee, Iowa.[2] He attended Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa, and starred in football, basketball, and track. In football, he won All-Conference honors, and was an All-State Honorable Mention honoree. In track, he finished eighth in the state track meet on the 110 high hurdles as a senior. Timmerman graduated from Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa, in 1989.
College career
editTimmerman attended South Dakota State University for agribusiness and played college football at South Dakota State.[1][3] While there, he won two Division II All-America honors, was a two-time First-team Academic All-Conference pick, and as a senior, won the "Jim Langer Award", which is given to the nation's top Division II lineman.
Professional career
editGreen Bay Packers
editTimmermann was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 1995 NFL draft.[4] He played his first four seasons with the Green Bay Packers, making it to two Super Bowls and winning Super Bowl XXXI. Timmerman started every game for the Packers in the 1996–1998 seasons.[5]
St. Louis Rams
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In 1999, Timmerman joined the Rams and won another Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XXXIV. He also made it back to the Super Bowl with the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI, losing to the New England Patriots. the St. Louis Rams.[citation needed] Timmerman was voted a Pro Bowl alternate four consecutive seasons (1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002) and in 2001 he was called into duty to play in the Pro Bowl due to injuries to other NFC guards. The Rams released Timmerman on February 27, 2007, and he officially retired following the 2006 season.
Life after football
editTimmerman returned to his agricultural farming back in Cherokee and became the general manager for ICON Ag and Turf (a John Deere dealer).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Landegent, Magdalene (March 22, 2012). "Retired NFL player takes work ethic from field to field". Le Mars Daily Sentinel. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Adam Timmerman". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ "Adam Timmerman". Pro-Football=Reference.Com. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Timmerman signs with Rams".