MIAMI COACH MARIO Cristobal was Saban's offensive line coach for four seasons at Alabama before moving to Oregon as co-offensive coordinator and later head coach. A second-generation Cuban American who grew up in Miami, Cristobal said driving to see recruits with Saban was always an adventure, especially with Saban being a renowned back-seat driver, something to which every coach who ever went out on the road with him will attest.
One time, Saban and Cristobal were driving to see a recruit in Iowa, and it was snowing heavily.
"I didn't know how to drive in the snow, and we were almost crashing," Cristobal said.
Saban looked at Cristobal and asked quizzically, "Tell me, man, there ain't no snow in Cuba. Why the hell are you driving?"
From pickup basketball games and youth camp drills to Easter egg hunts and driving in a blizzard, here are the favorite stories of the biggest names who worked under the GOAT.
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