SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 30

(By Senators Prezioso, Beach, D. Hall, Stollings, Williams, Romano and Plymale)

Requesting the Division of Highways name portion of Route 19 from its intersection at Route 218 to the junction at Sycamore Road in Marion County the “Nicholas Lou ‘Nick’ Saban, Jr., Expressway”.

            Whereas, Nicholas Lou “Nick” Saban, Jr., was born October 31, 1951, in Fairmont, West Virginia; and

            Whereas, Nicholas Lou “Nick” Saban, Jr., is the current head football coach at the University of Alabama, a position he has held since the 2007 season; and

            Whereas, Coach Saban has previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins, as well as head football coach at Louisiana State University, Michigan State University and the University of Toledo; and

            Whereas, Coach Saban led the LSU Tigers to the Bowl Championship Series National Championship in 2003 and the Alabama Crimson Tide to BCS and Associated Press National Championships in 2009, 2011 and 2012 seasons, making him the first coach in college football history to win a national championship with two different football subdivision schools; and

            Whereas, Nicholas Lou “Nick” Saban, Jr., and Paul William “Bear” Bryant are the only coaches to win a South-Eastern Conference Championship at two different schools; and

            Whereas, Coach Saban was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in May, 2013; and

            Whereas, Coach Saban has four national championships, five SEC championships, eight SEC western division championships and one Mid-American Conference championship; and

            Whereas, Coach Saban was named "The Most Powerful Coach in Sports" by Forbes Magazine in September of 2008; and

            Whereas, Nicholas Lou “Nick” Saban, Jr., is one of the most successful coaches in football history and it is fitting to have this portion of road leading into his hometown named in his honor; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the portion of Route 19 from its intersection at Route 218 to the junction of Sycamore Road in Marion County the “Nicholas Lou ‘Nick’ Saban, Jr., Expressway”; and, be it;

            Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the portion of Route 19 as the “Nicholas Lou ‘Nick’ Saban, Jr., Expressway”; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of Highways and to Coach Saban.