Nick Saban
Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. (/seɪbən/; born October 31, 1951)[1] is an American football coach. He became the head football coach at the University of Alabama in 2007. 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 2013, Saban was added to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
Early life and education
Saban was born in Fairmont, West Virginia. He graduated from Monongah High School[6] 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.[7]
Nick Saban Media
Nick Saban in 2009
Saban leads the "Walk of Champions" prior to the Iron Bowl
U.S. Representative Terri Sewell and Saban in 2017
Saban speaking to the media ahead of the 2018 National Championship.
Saban giving pre-game analysis alongside ESPN's Rece Davis and David Pollack ahead of the 2023 CFP title game.
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References
- ↑ Schexnayder, C. J. "Nick Saban". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved on 28 February 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" (in en). CBSSports.com. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/the-debate-is-truly-over-why-nick-saban-is-the-greatest-coach-of-all-time/. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Analysis | Nick Saban is the top college football coach of all time". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/nick-saban-is-the-top-college-football-coach-of-all-time/2018/01/09/bcf99eac-f56a-11e7-a9e3-ab18ce41436a_story.html. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Nick Saban". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ↑ Casagrande, Michael (June 21, 2016). "Newspaper scrapbook of Nick Saban's high school, college glory". AL.com.
- ↑ "Nick Saban". Encyclopedia of Alabama.
Further reading
- 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.
- 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.