Legendary University of Alabama Quarterback Steve Sloan Dies In Memory Care

Steve Sloan, a former quarterback for the University of Alabama who also coached for the team, serving as the athletic director for Alabama, has reportedly sadly died at the age of 79.

Sloan died after three months of memory care, with his wife by his side, in an Orlando hospital on Monday. Sloan led Alabama to a national championship during the 1965 season. He won the MVP of the Orange Bowl that season against Nebraska.

He coached Vanderbilt for two seasons. ESPN reports on his death,

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.”

A consensus All-American, Sloan was also named the SEC’s most valuable player in the 1965 season and won the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the nation’s best passer.

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Sloan also served as an athletic director for North Texas, Central Florida and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His influence in the college football world was simply immeasurable.

By all accounts, Steve Sloan was a college football legend. Rest in peace, Steve Sloan.