Garrett Matthew Giemont (born 1959) is an American strength and conditioning coach who has worked for 30 years at the professional level with several teams in the

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(NFL) as well as in

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(MLB).

Early life

Giemont grew up in southern

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where he got into the NFL on the ground floor at age 12 as a

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for the

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. He played football in high school, but any thought of a playing career was ended by knee injuries. He attended

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where he earned a degree in

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Coaching career

Giemont began his career as a training assistant with the Rams in 1970. He worked his way up the Rams organization, eventually becoming the team's strength and conditioning coach in 1990. Giemont left the Rams in 1992 to become the director of physical development for

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. With the Cubs he helped develop such players as

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and

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. Giemont returned to the NFL in 1995, taking a job as the strength coach of the

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. He remained with the Raiders under four head coaches through the 2002 season. In 2002, Giemont was named Coach of the Year by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society. In 2003 Giemont was hired as strength coach of the

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, rejoining head coach

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, under whom Giemont had coached in Oakland. The Buccaneers let Giemont go in 2006.

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brought Giemont in as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the

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shortly after taking over for

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as head coach. Tomlin had previously worked with Giemont on the Buccaneers coaching staff. When the Steelers won the

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, Giemont received the 2008 Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Super Bowl Achievement Award from the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society.

Personal life

Giemont and his wife, Sonya, have two sons — Jackson and Jett.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giemont, Garrett 1959 births Living people Chicago Cubs coaches Oakland Raiders coaches Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches Pittsburgh Steelers coaches American strength and conditioning coaches Coaches of American football from California Los Angeles Rams coaches Fullerton College alumni