Steve Sloan former coach and national title-winning QB at Alabama has

delmermollie

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 A sociated Pre s 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 Killian Hayes Jersey  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 Mi si sippi and Duke and finished his coaching career as Vandy's offensive coordinator in 1990.ADVERTISEMENT  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 pa ser.He worked as athletic director at Alabama, North Texas, Central Florida and the University of Tenne see at Chattanooga.He is survived by his wife and his son Stephen Jr. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.___Sign up for the APs college football newsletter: ___AP college football:  Glenn Robinson III Jersey