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This article is about a person who has recently died. Some information, such as that pertaining to the circumstances of the person's death and surrounding events, may change rapidly as more facts become known. Lou Saban Date of birth October 13, 1921(1921-10-13) Place of birth Brookfield, Illinois Date of death March 29, 2009 Guard College Indiana University Honors American Football League Champion, 1964 and 1965 Career record 95-99-7 Championships won 1965 AFL Championship 1964 AFL Championship Playing stats DatabaseFootball Coaching stats DatabaseFootball Team(s) as a player 1946-1949 AAFC Cleveland Browns Team(s) as a coach/administrator 1955 1957–1959 1960-1961 1962–1965 1966 1967–1969 1970–1971 1972–1976 1977–1978 1979 1983–1984 Northwestern, NCAA Western Illinois, NCAA Boston Patriots, AFL Buffalo Bills, AFL Maryland, NCAA Denver Broncos, AFL Denver Broncos, NFL Buffalo Bills, NFL Miami, NCAA Army, NCAA UCF, NCAA Louis Henry Saban (October 13, 1921 - March 29, 2009), was a retired football player and coach. Saban played for Indiana University in college and as a pro for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference. Saban was the head coach of the Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos of the American Football League (later, American Football Conference). He was also the head coach of a number of colleges, including Northwestern, Maryland, Miami, and Army. Contents [hide] 1 Playing years 2 College coaching 3 Professional Football coaching 4 Back to college 5 Playing years Saban played college football at Indiana University where he was named All-Big Ten as a quarterback one year and All-Big Ten as a fullback in another. He began his pro career with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He was the team captain as the Browns dominated the AAFC in all four years of the league's existence. Saban was twice voted to the league's All-Star team as a linebacker. [1] College coaching He went on to be head coach at Case Institute, where he compiled a 10-14-1 record from 1950-1952. He then was an assistant coach at the University of Washington, before becoming an assistant coach at Northwestern University in 1954. In 1955, Saban was named as the head coach at Northwestern. Two years later, he moved on to Western Illinois University, where he would remain as head coach until he entered the professional football ranks to guide the Boston Patriots of the newly formed American Football League (AFL). In his last season at Western Illinois, his 1959 team had an undefeated 9-0 record. [1] Professional Football coaching In the early 1960s the Buffalo Bills enjoyed an era of glory. The driving force behind it was Lou Saban, whose style of coaching won him the respect, love, and loyalty of his players. "Trader Lou" came to the Buffalo Bills as head coach | ||||
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