Travelin' Man

After spending the 1953 football season as an assistant coach at Washington, Lou Saban, then 32, left to take the same job at Northwestern. "All coaches change jobs, especially when they're young," he said at the time. Well, Saban may no longer be so young—he turns 73 this week—but he's still changing jobs. On Oct. 10 he signed on as head coach and development officer at Alfred (N.Y.) State. The Saban odyssey:

1. Case Institute (now Case Western Reserve), Cleveland. Head coach, 1950-52
2. University Of Washington, Seattle. Assistant coach, 1953
3. Northwestern, Evanston, Ill. Assistant coach, 1954; head coach, 1955
4. Mutual Benefit, Chicago. Insurance sales agent, 1956
5. Western Illinois, Macomb. Head coach, 1957-59
6. Boston Patriots. Head coach, 1960-61
7. Buffalo Bills. Scout, 1961; head coach, 1962-65
8. University of Maryland, College Park. Head coach, 1966
9. Denver Broncos. Head coach and general manager, 1967-71
10. Buffalo Bills. Head coach, 1972-76
11. University of Cincinnati. Athletic director, 1976
12. University of Miami. Head coach and athletic director, 1977-78
13. U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Head coach, 1979
14. Tampa Downs Racetrack, Tampa. Executive assistant, 1980
15. New York Yankees. President, 1981-82
16. University of Central Florida, Orlando. Head coach, 1983-84
17. New York Yankees. Consultant and scout, 1984-86
18. Martin County High School, Stuart, Fla. Assistant coach, 1986-87
19. South Fork High School, Stuart, Fla. Head coach, 1988
20. Georgetown High School, Georgetown, S.C. Head coach. 1989
21. Middle Georgia Heatwave (semipro), Macon, Ga. Head coach, 1990
22. Peru State College, Peru, Neb. Head coach, 1991
23. Tampa Bay Storm ( Arena Football League). Assistant coach, 1992
24. Milwaukee Mustangs ( Arena Football League). Head coach, 1994
25. Alfred State College, Alfred, N.Y. Head coach, 1994-??