ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Former college coach and administrator Steve Sloan, who played quarterback and served as athletic director at Alabama, has died at 79, his longtime friend Tommy Limbaugh told The Associated Press on Monday.
Sloan died Sunday with his wife, Brenda Faw Sloan, by his side after three months of memory care at Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Florida, Limbaugh said.
Sloan led Alabama to the 1965 national championship after taking over for Joe Namath, winning most valuable player honors in an Orange Bowl defeat of Nebraska.
Sloan coached Vanderbilt for two seasons and was Southeastern Conference coach of the year in 1974 before leaving to take over the Texas Tech program. He also had head coaching stints at Mississippi and Duke and finished his coaching career as Vandy’s offensive coordinator in 1990.
“You will never find anybody that says anything bad about Steve Sloan,” Limbaugh said. “You can’t find that person.”
Justin Timberlake set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia in 2025
Without cameras to go live, the Trump trial is proving the potency of live blogs as news tools
Spanish women among top Laureus winners and Djokovic is world sportsman of the year
Ooh la lovely! Inside one of Paris's hottest new hotels
Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?
Biden will send Ukraine air defense weapons, artillery once Senate approves, Zelenskyy says
Minnesota state senator arrested on suspicion of burglary
Smuggling of used cars into North Korea rises amid post
Revealed: Brit tourist, 19, subjected to sex attack in Majorca 'was gang
Maui officials push back on some details in Hawaii attorney general report on deadly wildfire
Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education
NCAA ratifies immediate eligibility for athletes no matter how many times they switch schools