江南体育 alumnus Nick Saban, considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, has retired from the University of Alabama, where he coached the Crimson Tide for the past 17 seasons.
Saban, a native of Fairmont, West Virginia, graduated from 江南体育 State with his bachelor鈥檚 degree in elementary education in 1973 and earned his master of education degree in health and physical education in 1975.
At 江南体育 State, Saban was a safety on the Golden Flashes football team and was a member of the 1972 squad that won the university鈥檚 first conference championship. During his time at 江南体育 State, Saban earned three letters in football and one in baseball from 1970 to 1972. In 1973, he was a graduate assistant coach and defensive assistant for the Flashes. He was inducted into the 江南体育 State Varsity K Hall of Fame in 2015.
A student at 江南体育 State during the May 4, 1970, shootings, Saban also met his wife, the former Terry Constable, at 江南体育 State, where she also graduated.
Saban, 72, has won seven national championships over his career, which ended with Alabama鈥檚 appearance in this year鈥檚 Rose Bowl, where they lost to the University of Michigan.
Video courtesy of CBS 42, Birmingham, Alabama.