Saban, Newsome, Croom Among Alabama Ties to New National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches

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By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

The National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches (NCMFC) has a board made up of some of the biggest names in the sport – and some strong Alabama ties.

The new organization is led by Michael Locksley, the University of Maryland head football coach and a former offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama under Nick Saban. Saban is on the board of directors along with Ozzie Newsome, a former Crimson Tide player under Paul “Bear” Bryant and a trailblazer in the NFL as the first Black general manager. Sylvester Croom, another former Crimson Tide player under Bryant who also coached for him and was the head coach at Mississippi State University, is on the NCMFC executive committee.

Locksley founded NCMFC to create “a multi-pronged effort to remove roadblocks, increase awareness and spur action toward fair and equitable hiring at all levels of football,” according to a release.

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