SEC Hometowns: A look at where each SEC head coach was born
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):
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. |