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Lou Saban volunteers to help Leesburg High football team
By Gary White
Daily Commercial Staff Writer
Daily Commercial
August 3, 1993
Lou Saban made an attempt at retirement a few years ago. It didn't last long.
"I tried that; I couldn't stand it," Saban said. "There's only so much golf and tennis you can play."
So when the former professional football coach moved to Mount Dora about six months ago, he kept an eye out for an opportunity to do some coaching. That led to a few conversations with Leesburg High School head coach Ed Hoffman.
Saban said Monday he has agreed to serve as a volunteer assistant coach this season for Leesburg. Practice begins next Monday.
"As a volunteer, I'm going to be there when I can be, but it's pretty hard to determine when and how I can," Saban said. "It just seems like the thing to do. I'm glad to help,"
Saban, 71, said he's not sure how often he'll attend Leesburg practices or whether he'll be on them sidelines for games. I've got a couple other thing s brewing," he said.
Hoffman said Saban (whom he described as a "consultant") will concentrate on defense, helping to fill a void created when defensive coordinator George Fuller decided not to coach this season for personal reasons.
"I'm just real happy to have him want to be involved with the Leesburg program," Hoffman said. "He'll be coming to our school, but he won't be a full-time coach. He's just a guy who's always going to be involved with football."
Saban has been involved with the game for more than 50 years. After a playing career with the Cleveland Browns in the All-American Football Conference, he began coaching at Cleveland's Case institute in 1950. It didn't take him long to establish a reputation as both a successful coach and a nomad.
He coached the Boston Patriots and Denver Broncos of the American Football League and served two different stints as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. He was at Buffalo in 1973 when Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson set a National Football League record by rushing for 2,003 yards. After a decade and a half of pro coaching, Saban resigned from Buffalo during the 1975 season.
He returned to the college ranks, coaching at the University of Miami in 1977-1978 and adding stops at Army and the University of Central Florida. Saban eventually got involved in high school coaching, working at Martin County and Stuart South Fork. Last season he served as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.
It was during his days at UCF that Saban began visiting Mount Dora, where he now owns a home on a golf course.
"I've been here about six months now," Saban said. "That sounds long for me."
Saban said he had been vaguely acquainted with Hoffman before they began talking this summer.
"We bumped shoulders along the way, and naturally he knows of my background," Saban said. "I'll give the team what I've got and the time I've got."
By Gary White
Daily Commercial Staff Writer
Daily Commercial
August 3, 1993
Lou Saban made an attempt at retirement a few years ago. It didn't last long.
"I tried that; I couldn't stand it," Saban said. "There's only so much golf and tennis you can play."
So when the former professional football coach moved to Mount Dora about six months ago, he kept an eye out for an opportunity to do some coaching. That led to a few conversations with Leesburg High School head coach Ed Hoffman.
Saban said Monday he has agreed to serve as a volunteer assistant coach this season for Leesburg. Practice begins next Monday.
"As a volunteer, I'm going to be there when I can be, but it's pretty hard to determine when and how I can," Saban said. "It just seems like the thing to do. I'm glad to help,"
Saban, 71, said he's not sure how often he'll attend Leesburg practices or whether he'll be on them sidelines for games. I've got a couple other thing s brewing," he said.
Hoffman said Saban (whom he described as a "consultant") will concentrate on defense, helping to fill a void created when defensive coordinator George Fuller decided not to coach this season for personal reasons.
"I'm just real happy to have him want to be involved with the Leesburg program," Hoffman said. "He'll be coming to our school, but he won't be a full-time coach. He's just a guy who's always going to be involved with football."
Saban has been involved with the game for more than 50 years. After a playing career with the Cleveland Browns in the All-American Football Conference, he began coaching at Cleveland's Case institute in 1950. It didn't take him long to establish a reputation as both a successful coach and a nomad.
He coached the Boston Patriots and Denver Broncos of the American Football League and served two different stints as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. He was at Buffalo in 1973 when Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson set a National Football League record by rushing for 2,003 yards. After a decade and a half of pro coaching, Saban resigned from Buffalo during the 1975 season.
He returned to the college ranks, coaching at the University of Miami in 1977-1978 and adding stops at Army and the University of Central Florida. Saban eventually got involved in high school coaching, working at Martin County and Stuart South Fork. Last season he served as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.
It was during his days at UCF that Saban began visiting Mount Dora, where he now owns a home on a golf course.
"I've been here about six months now," Saban said. "That sounds long for me."
Saban said he had been vaguely acquainted with Hoffman before they began talking this summer.
"We bumped shoulders along the way, and naturally he knows of my background," Saban said. "I'll give the team what I've got and the time I've got."
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Gary White
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August 3, 1993
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August 3, 1993
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