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| Title | Conditioning coordinator |
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| Born | (1957-08-31)August 31, 1957 (age 68) |
| Career information | |
| College | Fullerton College |
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Garrett Matthew Giemont (born August 31, 1957[1]) is an American strength and conditioning coach who has worked for 30 years at the professional level with several teams in theNational Football League (NFL) as well as inMajor League Baseball (MLB).
Giemont grew up in southernCalifornia where he got into the NFL on the ground floor at age 12 as aball boy for theLos Angeles Rams. He played football in high school, but any thought of a playing career was ended by knee injuries. He attendedFullerton College where he earned a degree inphysical education.[2]
Giemont began his career as a training assistant with the Rams in 1970.[3] He worked his way up the Rams organization, eventually becoming the team's strength and conditioning coach in 1990.[3]
Giemont left the Rams in 1992 to become the director of physical development forMajor League Baseball'sChicago Cubs. With the Cubs he helped develop such players asGreg Maddux andSammy Sosa.[2]
Giemont returned to the NFL in 1995, taking a job as the strength coach of theOakland Raiders.[4] He remained with the Raiders under four head coaches through the2002 season. In 2002, Giemont was named Coach of the Year by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society.[3]
In 2003 Giemont was hired as strength coach of theTampa Bay Buccaneers, rejoining head coachJon Gruden, under whom Giemont had coached in Oakland.[5] The Buccaneers let Giemont go in 2006.[6]
Mike Tomlin brought Giemont in as the strength and conditioning coordinator for thePittsburgh Steelers in2007 shortly after taking over forBill Cowher as head coach.[3] Tomlin had previously worked with Giemont on the Buccaneers coaching staff. When the Steelers won theSuper Bowl in2008, Giemont received the 2008 Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Super Bowl Achievement Award from the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society.[3]
Giemont and his wife, Sonya, have two sons — Jackson and Jett.[3]