Nick Saban opens up, shares what he wants his legacy to be

Nick Saban has had a highly successful career as a college football head coach, especially during his time leading Alabama‘s program. As he’s entering his 16th season as the Crimson Tide’s leader in 2022, Saban has put together an incredible 183-25 overall record and won six national championships – including three College Football Playoff titles.

Now 70 years old, Saban – who has also been the head coach at LSU, Michigan State and Toledo – has coached many players over the course of his career and made a positive impact on nearly all of them, he has opened up and shared what he wants his legacy to be once his career comes to an end.

Meeting with reporters ahead of the Nick Saban Legacy Award ceremony in Birmingham, Alabama, Saban said his primary goal as a head coach is to help his players be successful – both on the football field and throughout their lives.

“Well, really, my goal – our goal – as a program and as a coach is to help our players be more successful in life because they were in the program that we have,” Saban said. “I think there’s a lot of life lessons you can learn in athletics. Hopefully they can carry those things over into things that are going to help them be better parents, do a better job someday, have more success in their career, have a happier, more self-fulfilled life.

“Anytime a player comes back and says, ‘You know, Coach, you really made an impact on me,’ I think that’s what I’d like my legacy to be.”

Over Saban’s 26 years as a college football head coach, he has compiled a 274-67-1 overall record – winning a sensational 80.3% of his games. While he has won six national championships while at Alabama, Saban also captured the 2003 national title while at LSU.