1962 Profile: Lou Saban

Head Coach
"Lou played his collegiate football at the University of Indiana. While there he was rated an All-Big 10 fullback, All-Big 10 quarterback and Most Valuable Player and was captain of the team in 1943.
Professionally, Lou played with the Cleveland Browns for four years, was captain of the team for four years and was All-Pro for two years. Cleveland won league championships all four years.
Saban brings to the Patriots many years of coaching experience, the most recent of which was the heading coaching assignment at Western Illinois University. Last year he was named 'Coach of the Year' in his conference. He also was assistant to Otto Graham in last year's College All-Star Game, the collegians against the Baltimore Colts."

-1960 Fleer No. 55

"This 39-year-old All-NFL linebacking genius of the Browns in the late '40s has more than a working knowledge of offense as well, having been a quarterback and fullback at the University of Indiana. He served as head coach at Case Tech and Western Illinois and was an assistant at the University of Washington. He received his degree from Baldwin-Wallace.
Lou believes a successful pro club must have size, speed and a passing attack before defense and offense can be placed in perspective."

-1961 Pro Football Handbook

"He's ready to prove that the Patriots made a mistake in dropping him as he assumes his second AFL coaching assignment. Lou refuses to fool himself concerning the qualifications of his players and analyzes their credentials objectively.
A former fierce linebacker with the Browns, he was widely heralded for his ability to read opposing offenses. Now 40, he was a quarterback and fullback at Indiana and has accumulated a vast of knowledge of defense and offense. Lou previously served as the head mentor at Northwestern, Western Illinois and Case Tech and was an assistant at the U. of Washington."

-Don Schiffer, 1962 Pro Football Handbook