He was the man who hired him to come and coach with the Minnesota Vikings and according to Mike Zimmer, Tony Sparano was exactly the kind of coach he was looking for to lead his offensive line.
Following the unexpected passing of Sparano, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer met the media on Wednesday to talk about his friend and coworker.
KFAN and Paul Allen carried the press conference live, which you can hear in it's entirety in the player below...