Lee Ziemba
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Lee Ziemba
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| number = 75
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|29|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Albany, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 317
| high_school = Rogers {{nowrap|(Rogers, Arkansas)}}
| college = Auburn
| draftyear = 2011
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 244
| pastteams =
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2011}}−{{NFL Year|2012}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2012|2013}})*
| highlights =
- BCS national champion (2011)
- Consensus All-American (2010)
- First-team All-SEC (2010)
- Second-team All-SEC (2009)
- Jacobs Blocking Trophy (2010)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 6
| pfr = ZiemLe00
}}
Lee Ziemba (born March 29, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors and winning the 2011 BCS National Championship. The Carolina Panthers selected Ziemba in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft.
Early life
Ziemba was born in Albany, Georgia. He attended Rogers High School in Rogers, Arkansas, where he played for the Rogers Mounties high school football team. He registered 31 pancake blocks, 43 knockdown blocks and was in on 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks playing defense in goal line situations as a senior. He received high school All-American honors from Parade magazine and USA Today.{{Citation |publisher=USAToday.com |title=2006 All-USA high school football team |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/graphics/2006_allusa_fb/flash.htm }}
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ziemba was listed as the No. 4 offensive tackle prospect in the nation.{{Citation |date=January 24, 2007 |title=Offensive tackles 2007 |publisher=Rivals.com |url=http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=1480 }}
College career
Ziemba attended Auburn University, and played for the Auburn Tigers football team from 2007 to 2010. He started every game during his four years at Auburn. As a true freshman in 2007, Ziemba received Freshman All-American honors by College Football News, The Sporting News, and Rivals.com.{{Citation |last=Cirminiello |first=Richard |date=December 5, 2007 |title=2007 CFN Freshman All-America First-team |newspaper=College Football News |url=http://cfn.scout.com/2/708703.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208093456/http://cfn.scout.com/2/708703.html |archive-date=December 8, 2007 }}{{Citation |date=December 9, 2007 |title=2007 Sporting News Freshman All-American Teams |newspaper=Sporting News |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2007-12-09/2007-sporting-news-freshman-all-american-teams }}{{Citation |last=Fox |first=David |date=November 27, 2007 |title=Crabtree leads scary list of young talent |newspaper=Rivals.com |url=http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=744124 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308101158/http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=744124 |archive-date=March 8, 2012 }}
The 2010 Iron Bowl against Alabama marked Ziemba's 50th start, breaking the previous school record for most starts. By starting in the BCS National Championship, Ziemba extended his record to 52 starts.{{Citation |date=November 10, 2010 |title=The Next Iron Man of Auburn Football |url=http://www.trackemtigers.com/2010/11/10/1804483/the-next-iron-man-of-auburn-football |access-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225140100/http://www.trackemtigers.com/2010/11/10/1804483/the-next-iron-man-of-auburn-football |archive-date=December 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{Citation |date=November 23, 2010 |title=Ziemba Set to Break AU Starts Record |url=http://newsok.com/ziemba-set-to-break-au-starts-record/article/feed/216475 }}
As a senior, Ziemba was named to the 2010 AFCA Coaches’ All-America team.{{Citation |date=November 29, 2010 |title=Newton, Ziemba make All-America team |url=https://247sports.com/college/auburn/article/newton-ziemba-make-all-america-team-6885/ }} He also won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, an award given to the SEC's best blocker.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 5/8
| weight = 317
| dash = 5.46
| ten split = 1.87
| twenty split = 3.06
| shuttle = 4.65
| cone drill = 7.74
| vertical = 29.0
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 4
| bench = 20
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 9 5/8
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=Lee Ziemba Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/lee-ziemba/32005a49-4556-0728-cf91-9102b3d35554 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2011 NFL Draft Scout Lee Ziemba College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=72612&DraftYear=2011 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Carolina Panthers=
Ziemba was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round with the 244th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-26}} He was waived/injured on August 10, 2012, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 12.
=Indianapolis Colts=
Ziemba was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts on December 18, 2012. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 8, 2013. He was waived on August 31, 2013.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Z/ZiemLe00.htm | title=Lee Ziemba | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=May 24, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Football stats |nfl=Lee-Ziemba|espn=14128 |pfr=Z/ZiemLe00}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120818132359/http://www.panthers.com/team/roster/lee-ziemba/5ccc2ff1-1146-4e52-954b-6908e7472e18 Carolina Panthers bio]
- [http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ziemba_lee00.html Auburn Tigers bio]
{{2010 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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Category:Players of American football from Albany, Georgia
Category:Sportspeople from Rogers, Arkansas
Category:Players of American football from Arkansas
Category:Rogers High School (Arkansas) alumni
Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Auburn Tigers football players
Category:Carolina Panthers players