Clemson’s win over Iowa State in the Cheez-It Bowl was the 150th win of head coach Dabo Swinney’s career, and his path to coaching came about because of an ‘aha’ moment on Alabama’s practice field.
Swinney’s coaching record speaks for itself – in just over a decade, he’s led the Tigers to two National Championships, nine ACC Atlantic Division titles, seven ACC Championships, six appearances in the College Football Playoff, and three times he’s been named as the Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year.
But Swinney didn’t always dream of coaching. He dreamed of playing and then becoming a doctor.