Lou Saban passes away

[cubedoggy]

Well-traveled coach Lou Saban dies at age 87 - ESPN

Always a great interview; the guy just loved coaching.

 

[dalero]

He lived for football. RIP

 

[Wide_Receiver]

A true pioneer of the game; he will be missed.

 

[fgssand]

Cousin of Nick Saban, not father as I always thought..............RIP Lou.

 

[RayClay]

Guess i should mention he was the first Patriots coach.

 

[patriotsdynasty12189]

Love RIP man

 

[PATSNUTme]

Guess i should mention he was the first Patriots coach.

Yes. And I never knew that until last year when it was a trivia question. I did remember him as coach of the Bills but not the Patriots.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

He lived for football. RIP

Rather than rip the guy, me I respected his contribution. He was a cornerstone.
Oh wait.
Never mind.

 

[Gwedd]

Damn. That's too bad. He definitely was a pioneer of the modern game. Good man, good life. Thanks, Coach, for everything you did!

As the first Patriots coach, he would've been 37 years old. Put Josh in a whole new light, eh?

 

[Tunescribe]

"They're killin' me Whitey, they're killin' me!"

-- One of the greatest coaching lines of all time. Enjoy winning in heaven, Lou.

 

[RayClay]

Yes. And I never knew that until last year when it was a trivia question. I did remember him as coach of the Bills but not the Patriots.

Didn't seem to catch on. Mike Holovak did a great job replacing him. Saban did an equally good job at Buffalo.

 

[italian pat patriot]

riposa in pace

 

[PatBandwagonFans]

Guess i should mention he was the first Patriots coach.

thanks for the info!!! i didn't know since i just started following this team... RIP

 

[Jimke]

Didn't seem to catch on. Mike Holovak did a great job replacing him. Saban did an equally good job at Buffalo.

The Saban days were like a revolving door. Around 200 players

were looked at that very first year. If a player made a mistake,

he was gone a couple of days later. The talent didn't gel until

Holovak made the trade for Babe Parelli.

 

[fgssand]

The Saban days were like a revolving door. Around 200 players

were looked at that very first year. If a player made a mistake,

he was gone a couple of days later. The talent didn't gel until

Holovak made the trade for Babe Parelli.

That Saban team was of course led by Butch Songin..........

Butch Songin 1960 Stats - 1960 Butch Songin Season Stats - Fantasy Football Challenge

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

That Saban team was of course led by Butch Songin..........

Butch Songin 1960 Stats - 1960 Butch Songin Season Stats - Fantasy Football Challenge

And punter Tommy Yewcic was the backup.

 

[TrueBeliever]

Cousin of Nick Saban, not father as I always thought..............RIP Lou.

I thought Nick Saban was his nephew. But anyway, that's rotten news.

I saw on another board that a Bills fan called the two AFL champion teams Saban coached the best in the team's history - which is saying something when you look at the Bills of the early-mid 1990s.

 

[fgssand]

I thought Nick Saban was his nephew. But anyway, that's rotten news.

I saw on another board that a Bills fan called the two AFL champion teams Saban coached the best in the team's history - which is saying something when you look at the Bills of the early-mid 1990s.

Nephew makes sense as did son - but it is cousin so says a few googled sites.

"Their killing me Whitey, their killin me" is indeed one of the greatest sports lines ever!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Peekaboo]

I thought Nick Saban was his nephew. But anyway, that's rotten news.

I saw on another board that a Bills fan called the two AFL champion teams Saban coached the best in the team's history - which is saying something when you look at the Bills of the early-mid 1990s.

You heard correctly. Although the Bills teams of the 90's was good the 64 and 65 teams played a rougher brand of football. We would have been in Super Bowl 1 if we could have beat the Chiefs in the AFC title game. I can't wrap my head around why he didn't hold a job for longer than a year and a half though.

We'll miss you coach. RIP

 

[PromisedLand]

Yes. And I never knew that until last year when it was a trivia question. I did remember him as coach of the Bills but not the Patriots.

Me too. Until I found this out a few years ago I would have said Mike Holovak was our first coach. I know I started "following" the team when they started in 1960, but "follows" from the perspective of a 9 year old kid doesn't necessarily mean knowing who the head coach is.