Coach Nick Saban career and bio: Key facts and dates

Nick Saban’s coaching history includes seven national championships, six of them at Alabama. He is retiring after 28 seasons after winning more than 80% of his games as a head coach.

Career highlights of Nick Saban, the Alabama coach who has reportedly decided to retire.

HEAD COACHING RECORD (Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, Alabama): 297-71-1 (.806 winning percentage, 28 seasons).

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2003 (LSU), 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020 (Alabama).

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Mid-American (1), Southeastern (11).

AP COACH OF THE YEAR: Twice (2003, 2008).

NFL: Miami Dolphins (head coach 2005-06, 15-17 record); Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator (1991-94).

FIRST-ROUND NFL PICKS COACHED (at Alabama, through 2023): 44.

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Here's a look at some photos of Alabama coach Nick Saban through the lenses of AJC photographers over the years. Curtis Compton captured this image of Saban and Washington coach Chris Petersen with Andrew Young (seated left) and Dr. C.T. Vivian in December of 2016. The photo was taken at the conclusion of a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl tour of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in which the civil rights leaders spoke to the coaches and players from both teams.

Credit: AJC file photo/Curtis Compton

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