01/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Nick Saban, the legendary former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, has quietly purchased the small diner where he once ate on credit during an uncertain stretch of his early coaching life — and now it serves free meals to 120 homeless people every single day.
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During the early years of his career, when finances were tight and his future felt anything but secure, Saban often ate at Elena’s Diner, run by a kind-hearted woman who allowed him to run a tab for nearly two years without ever pressuring him to pay.
Fifteen years later, Saban tracked down Elena, learned that the diner was on the verge of closing, and quietly bought it. Instead of reopening it as a traditional restaurant, he asked Elena to return to the kitchen — this time to cook with a new purpose: providing free meals for those in need…
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