The legendary coach is leaving Alabama fans with a lot more than championship rings.
Like everyone else, asnews of his retirementsinks in, we cant help revisiting some of his greatest moments.
And those dance moves… come on!
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Hefamously responded with a storynot about recruiting strategy, but about his grandmother.
“Grandma Saban used to bake the best cakes in the world,“Saban repliedto the quarterback question.
When’s this cake going to be done?'
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Thats all I do.
“I might as well go back to work,” he went on.
… Im like managing a game like were playing the game.
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So Im like, What can we watch on Netflix?
“How well I clean house.”
“I’ve been cleaning house, you know, on vacation.
I get a list everyday.
I attempt to play golf in the morning.
No one knows how well I do all those things.”
When He Showed Off His Line Dancing Skills
Who doesn’t like a man with moves?
If you couldnt dance, you couldnt get a date, he recalled.
I learned early that this is the way of the world.
And when I don’t have them, I’m cranky,” he toldEli Manning in 2021.
Gary was known for attending football practices on Thursdays, where he would visit with players.
