We take a look at the birth place for the 14 head coaches in the Southeastern Conference.

No surprise that Ohio leads the way as the origin of three of the SEC coaches. It looks like Jim McElwain leads the way with the most remote place of birth while Steve Spurrier possibly gets the award for most surprising birth place in Miami Beach, Fla.

Have a look at the map below (click to expand):

coach-map

Team Head Coach Place of Birth
Alabama Nick Saban Fairmont, W.Va.
Arkansas Bret Bielema Prophetstown, Ill.
Auburn Gus Malzahn Irving, Texas
Florida Jim McElwain Missoula, Mont.
Georgia Mark Richt Omaha, Neb.
Kentucky Mark Stoops Youngstown, Ohio
LSU Les Miles Elyria, Ohio
Mississippi Hugh Freeze Oxford, Miss.
Mississippi State Dan Mullen Drexel Hill, Penn.
Missouri Gary Pinkel Akron, Ohio
South Carolina Steve Spurrier Miami Beach, Fla.
Tennesssee Butch Jones Saugatuck, Mich.
Texas A&M Kevin Sumlin Brewton, Ala.
Vanderbilt Derek Mason Phoenix, Ariz.