Sad news: Mike Zimmer loses his wife after 27 years of marriage

by Kirkendall on Oct 9, 2009 11:27 AM EDT Comment 20 comments

Sometimes we're so quickly reminded of how non-important a thing like sports is when you hear about death in any family -- and in our case, the Bengals family. The Bengals tweet this morning:

Please keep Mike Zimmer and his family in your prayers today. Mike's wife passed away last evening.

Bengals president and owner Mike Brown and head coach Marvin Lewis offered these words:

“We are stunned and saddened to learn of Vikki’s passing,” said Bengals president Mike Brown in a statement released just before the Bengals took the practice field Friday morning. “She was a warm and popular person in the Bengals family, and our immense respect and affection for Mike makes this especially hard. Our hearts are out to Mike and his family.”

“Mike is part of our Bengals family, and we’ll support him in every way we can,” said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. “We will dearly miss Vikki. She was a friend to all of us, and a big supporter of Mike’s players. Her thoughtfulness to them in so many ways will also be greatly missed.”

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wow - that is horribly sad, to say the very least..............

by ScottMartin on Oct 9, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sad day for Bengals family-thoughts and prayers to the Zimmer family.

by whodey?? on Oct 9, 2009 12:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So very sad ...

… thoughts and prayer to Mike and his family.

by Timzilla on Oct 9, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Was it expected?

by jsl413 on Oct 9, 2009 1:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mike and the Zimmer family

Bengals win one for the gipper this Sunday! I wonder what happened? I haven’t heard of her being ill or anything

CB85

by TennBengalfan on Oct 9, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i can’t even imagine, thoughts out to Zim and his family

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Oct 9, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This has me speechless.. What a tragedy, I love you Zimmer!

by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Oct 9, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

very sad to think about

"Ghiaciuc's play was a distraction"

by firstPick on Oct 9, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Unexpected as far as I can tell

Judging by a couple of tweets on the subject.

Chad seems torn up by it.

OGOchoCinco Please tell somebody close to you you love them, please>>>>U may not get another chance.Stop Wtf you are doing and do it please!

OGOchoCinco U nevr know when a loved 1 will b taken, life is but a vapor. So tell & show them u luv them as often as possible, enemies to!

OGOchoCinco Oh my goodness I feel bad , is there anybody who can hang with me tonight, I have to get out the house, if you’re free let me know.

by Squizza on Oct 9, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

She was told she was playing long snapper this sunday and just couldn't take it

My thoughts and prayers to Zimmer and the whole family

If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't

by trotanoy on Oct 9, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not funny

CB85

by TennBengalfan on Oct 9, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to have a Steel Magnolias moment, but...

yeah, it was…laughter through tears is a good emotion. I can’t imagine losing my wife now, and we’re only celebrating our 9th anniversary in 5 days…Mike and Vikki had been together three times that long.

Wow. I’m so sorry to hear this.

by TheWalrus1971 on Oct 9, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs