I’m doubting that in 925 AD King Tomislav (unknown - 928 AD) looked upon his newly formed nation of Croatia and smiled, knowing that his people’s progeny would go on to glory on the fields of battle in a far off land some eleven hundred years in the future, but I didn’t know the guy. Maybe he did.
Whether he knew it or not, that’s what happened. Croatian descendant Nick Saban (1951 - present AD), as we all well know, has dominated the college ranks since his arrival in the SEC. Since 2006, only 2008 has seen an AFC Championship without Bill Belichick (1952 - present AD) on one sideline or another.