Herbert Zimmermann (29 November 1917 – 16 December 1966) was a popular German football commentator.

He did one of the most famous pieces of commentary in German during the World Cup final in 1954 by "recommending" the goal that won "The Miracle of Bern" for West Germany.

Zimmermann who had been a major during the war, was also criticized for the somewhat militaristic vocabulary he had used during the match.

On 11 December 1966 Zimmermann, who was known as a notoriously bad driver[citation needed], had an accident in his car and died from his injuries five days later.

Zimmermann was the uncle of the German Green Party politician Hans-Christian Ströbele.