Larry Zierlein
| Date of birth | July 12, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Norton, Kansas |
| Career information | |
| Status | Active (coach) |
| Position(s) | DE |
| College | Fort Hays State College |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1970–1971 | Fort Hays State (grad. asst./ linebackers coach) |
| 1972–1974 | Abernathy (TX) (assistant coach) |
| 1975–1977 | Lamar Consolidated HS (TX) (assistant coach) |
| 1978–1986 | Univ. of Houston (offensive line coach) |
| 1987 | Washington Commandos (Arena) (assistant coach) |
| 1988–1990 | Tulane (offensive line coach) |
| 1991–1992 | NY/NJ Knights (World League) (offensive coord./ line coach) |
| 1993–1994 | LSU (offensive line coach) |
| 1995–1996 | Tulane (offensive line coach) |
| 1997–2000 | Univ. of Cincinnati (off. line/ running game coord.) |
| 2001–2004 | Cleveland Browns (offensive line coach) |
| 2006 | Buffalo Bills (asst. offensive line coach) |
| 2007–2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers (offensive line coach) |
| 2011 | Hartford Colonials |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch | Marines |
| Years of service | 1966–1968 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Larry Zierlein (born July 12, 1945) is a long-time American football coach at high school, college, and currently Assistant Line Coach for the NFL Arizona Cardinals.
Zierlein grew up in Lenora, Kansas. After spending two years in the Marines from 1966 to 1968, including a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1967, he attended Fort Hays State College. He played defensive end for Fort Hays State in 1969 before graduating in 1971.
Zierlein embarked on his coaching career as a graduate assistant and linebackers coach at his alma mater in 1970. After two years coaching at Fort Hays State, he spent the following six seasons (1972–1977) as a high school assistant in Texas. In 1978, he returned to the college game at the University of Houston where he served as offensive line coach for nine seasons.
In 1987, he got his first professional experience as an assistant with the Washington Commandos of the Arena Football League. When the Commandos went on hiatus the next year, Zierlein took a job at Tulane where he worked the next three seasons before returning to the pro ranks with the New York/New Jersey Knights of the National Football League's development league, the World League of American Football. With the Knights he held the title of offensive coordinator under Mouse Davis as well as coaching the offensive line. When the Knights folded in 1992, Zierlein once more headed back to college, this time at LSU.
Zierlein spent two years at LSU, coaching the offensive line under head coach Curley Hallman. In 1995, he returned to Tulane, this time for what would be a two-year stint under Tommy Bowden. In 1997, he moved on to the University of Cincinnati as the running game coordinator and offensive line coach under Rick Minter.
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