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. He is now a analyst for Auburn Tigers [5]
On January 10, 2024, Saban announced that he was retiring from coaching. He is currently a studio analyst for college football for ABC.[6]
Early life and education
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 1975, Saban received his master's degree for sports administration from Kent State.[8]
Nick Saban Media
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Nick Saban in 2009
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Saban leads the "Walk of Champions" prior to the 2010 Iron Bowl
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Saban speaking to the media ahead of the 2018 National Championship
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Saban giving pre-game analysis alongside ESPN's Rece Davis and David Pollack ahead of the 2023 College Football Playoff championship game
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Saban (left) alongside Lee Corso (center) and Kirk Herbstreit (right) during a College GameDay broadcast in 2024.
References
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- ↑ "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. 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.
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Further reading
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