Krimm was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and lived there until age 13, getting his start in football in the local youth leagues.
He was the recipient of an NCAA post-graduate scholarship and spent a summer in Washington, D.C. as a Congressional Intern.
[7] Selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third-round of the 1982 NFL draft,[8] Krimm was active for all nine games during the shortened season.
[9] He hyperextended his left knee during training camp in 1983, and spent the season on the injured reserve list.
[10] The Los Angeles Raiders gave Krimm a tryout in 1985, but he pulled a hamstring in training camp and was released.