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Nick Saban Makes Fortune’s list of 2016 World’s Greatest Leaders

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama head football coach Nick Saban was named to Fortune’s list of 2016 World’s Greatest Leaders, the magazine announced on Thursday.

It was Fortune’s third annual list of world leaders and it ranked Saban at No. 11 after the 10th-year head coach led the Crimson Tide to 12 straight wins to end the 2015 season, culminating in a 45-40 win over then-No. 1 Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in January.

The magazine rated the world’s top 50 leaders, which came from six different continents. Saban has won four national championship in the last seven years at Alabama and five in his career.