Vikings coach Mike Zimmer visited his father, Bill, in Florida last week as Bill Zimmer was in poor health.
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer's father, Bill, passes away
Bill Zimmer had been a longtime high school football and wrestling coach in Illinois.
August 12, 2015 at 9:56PM
Bill Zimmer, 84, passed away last night in Naples, Fla. He had been a longtime high school football and wrestling coach in Illinois.
Update: Mike Zimmer said he would stay with the Vikings through their Saturday night preseason game against Tampa Bay, then fly to Florida on Sunday for Monday's funeral.
Zimmer was emotional following Wednesday's practice when talking about his father. Here is Patrick Reusse's column on the Zimmer family, written when Mike Zimmer was hired by the Vikings early last year.
Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
