Nick Saban

link=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/WoC_2010-11-26_Saban.jpg/250px-WoC_2010-11-26_Saban.jpg|thumb|216x216px|Saban leads the "Walk of Champions" prior to the Iron Bowl
Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. (; born October 31, 1951) 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.

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  

On January 10, 2024, Saban announced that he was retiring from coaching. He is currently a studio analyst for college football for ABC.

 Early life and education 
Saban was born in Fairmont, West Virginia. He graduated from Monongah High School 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.

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 Other websites 

 Alabama profile


Category:Living people
Category:1951 births
Category:American football coaches