Sport(s) Football 1986–1988 Washington State 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Name Timm Rosenbach Career start 1989 Titles Head coach | Team Adams State 1989–1992 Phoenix Cardinals 1995 New Orleans Saints Role American football player Position Quarterback Nominations Heisman Trophy | |
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Born October 27, 1966 (age 57)
Everett, Washington ( 1966-10-27 ) Education Washington State University Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | ||
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Timm Lane Rosenbach (born October 27, 1966) is an American college football coach former and professional gridiron football player. Rosenbach is currently the head football coach at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado. He took the position at the Division II school in December 2014. He played from 1989 until 1995 in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). Rosenbach attended Washington State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1989 NFL supplemental draft.
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- Adams State Football 2017 RMAC Media Day Press Conference
- Early years
- College career
- Pro career
- Coaching career
- Personal
- References
Rosenbach became a coach after his retirement from the NFL, and he was hired in 1999 by NAIA school St. Ambrose University to be its quarterbacks coach. He has since gone on to work at other schools, including spending four years at his alma mater as its quarterbacks coach.
Adams State Football - 2017 RMAC Media Day Press Conference
Early years
Born in Everett, Washington, Rosenbach's father Lynn was a high school and college football coach, and the family lived in a number of locations. While Lynn was an assistant coach for three seasons at the University of Montana in Missoula, Timm attended Hellgate High School for two years. Lynn was hired by the athletic department at Washington State University in 1983, and the family moved that summer to Pullman, Washington. Rosenbach attended Pullman High School for two years and graduated in 1985. Although a quarterback as a sophomore at Hellgate, he was a halfback during his first season in Pullman, then returned to quarterback for the Greyhounds as a senior. He was also nationally ranked in the javelin throw.
College career
After high school, Rosenbach played college football in Pullman for the hometown Washington State Cougars. He redshirted in 1985 and played three seasons, 1986 through 1988. Rosenbach led the nation in passing efficiency his junior year in 1988 under head coach Dennis Erickson. Following Erickson's departure after two seasons for Miami in early 1989, Rosenbach skipped his fifth-year senior season on the Palouse to enter the NFL supplemental draft. He finished seventh in the 1988 Heisman Trophy voting.
Pro career
Rosenbach was selected with the second pick of the 1989 NFL Supplemental Draft by the Phoenix Cardinals. After seeing spot duty his rookie year in 1989, he started all 16 games in 1990, taking every offensive snap for the Phoenix Cardinals.
Rosenbach started one year for the team before injuries prematurely ended his career. He attempted a comeback with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL and the New Orleans Saints of the NFL, but failed. Upon his return to the NFL, he signed with the New Orleans Saints, but had to miss the season because of a ruptured disc in his back. He also missed the 1991 season with the Cardinals because of a knee injury suffered in training camp.
He is a 2005 graduate of Washington State University, which has produced several other NFL quarterbacks, including Jack Thompson, Mark Rypien, Drew Bledsoe, Ryan Leaf, Jason Gesser, Alex Brink, and Jeff Tuel. He led the nation in passing efficiency his junior year in 1988 under head coach Dennis Erickson. Following Erickson's departure for Miami in early 1989, Rosenbach skipped his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
Coaching career
Rosenbach was the quarterbacks coach at Washington State from 2003-2007 under head coach Bill Doba. In February 2012, he was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Montana, under head coach Robin Pflugrad, who was replaced by Mick Delaney prior to the start of the season.
On November 21, 2012, Rosenbach was named offensive coordinator at Weber State University. On January 16, 2013, UNLV announced Rosenbach as the new offensive coordinator.
On December 22, 2014 the Adams State University Grizzlies announced Rosenbach as their new head coach.
Personal
Rosenbach is married to former professional volleyball player Kim Exner. They have two daughters, born in 2007 and 2009. Prior to his final season at WSU, Rosenbach's father Lynn died at age 53 in July 1988.