Nick Saban will officially be honored this fall as the namesake of the Alabama football field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The UA System Board of Trustees approved it Friday.
The University of Alabama system board of trustees has ensured that, at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Nick Saban’s name will forever be writ in Crimson flame.’s playing surface to “Saban Field” in honor of the man who coached the Crimson Tide to six national championships over 17 seasons.
Saban thanked a variety of people and groups including players, coaches, administrators, trustees, president Stuart Bell, Byrne, late athletic director Mal Moore and former president Robert Witt. And of course, his wife. Saban, 72, retired in January after about a half century in coaching. He went 206-29 over his time coaching Alabama, winning nine SEC titles. Saban also won a national championship at LSU to bring his total to seven in his career, a number no coach in the history of college football has reached. After his first season coaching Alabama, Saban never had another season below 10 wins.
“I just can’t tell you how much we appreciate the support that we’ve had for the 17 years that we were the coach so we could provide an opportunity for people to be more successful in life,” Saban said, “for the image we were able to create for the university, how it impacted the community, how it impacted the community to have a chance to influence people to come here. Quality people to come here. This is just something we never expected, and I can’t tell you how much we appreciate .
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