Nick Saban
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Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. (/seɪbən/; born October 31, 1951)[1] is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach at the University of Alabama from 2007 to 2023. Before that, Saban was head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins, Louisiana State University (LSU), Michigan State University, and the University of Toledo. Saban is known to be the greatest coach in college football history.[2][3][4]
In 2024, Saban was added to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.After leaving his position at Alabama to coach at Auburn on January 11th. [5]
On January 10, 2024, Saban announced that he was retiring from coaching.[6]
Early life and education[change | change source]
Saban was born in Fairmont, West Virginia. He graduated from Monongah High School[7] in the small community of Monongah, West Virginia. Saban is of Croatian ancestry.
In 1908, when he was 13 years old, Stanko settled in Portland, Oregon, in 1908. He later married Anna Mihalic, of Croatian-American heritage.
In 1975, Saban received his master's degree for sports administration from Kent State.[8]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Schexnayder, C. J. "Nick Saban". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ↑ "With His Sixth National Title, Nick Saban Is The Greatest College Football Coach Ever". forbes.com.
- ↑ "The debate is truly over: Why Nick Saban is the greatest coach of all time". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Analysis | Nick Saban is the top college football coach of all time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Nick Saban". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Nick Saban Announces Retirement after 17 Seasons at Alabama". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ↑ Casagrande, Michael (June 21, 2016). "Newspaper scrapbook of Nick Saban's high school, college glory". AL.com.
- ↑ "Nick Saban". Encyclopedia of Alabama.
Further reading[change | change source]
- St. John, Warren (September 2013). "Nick Saban: Sympathy for the Devil". GQ. New York City.
- Burke, Monte (2015). Saban : the making of a coach. New York. ISBN 978-1-4767-8993-4. OCLC 894747017.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Walsh, Christopher (2014). Nick Saban vs. College Football : the Case for College Footballs Greatest Coach. Chicago: Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-62368-938-4. OCLC 890530566.
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