'Bama's Saban's statue to be unveiled

The statue of Nick Saban, commemorating the Crimson Tide's 2009 national championship, will be unveiled on A-Day, April 16, prior to kickoff.

Saban is Alabama's fifth national championship coach, and a statue of each of the previous four already stands along the Walk of Champions plaza along the stadium's University Boulevard entrance. Alabama's 1992 national championship coach, Gene Stallings, will attend the unveiling along with representatives of the families of the other three coaches whose likenesses already stand: Frank Thomas, Wallace Wade and Paul W. "Bear" Bryant.

"In keeping with our custom of honoring our national championship head football coaches, we are pleased and proud to unveil the statue of Coach Saban to add to our Walk of Champions at Bryant-Denny Stadium," said UA Director of Athletics Mal Moore. "By leading our team to Alabama's 13th football championship in 2009, Coach Saban earned his place among the legends we recognize. This is an outstanding testament to his work at Alabama, and a fitting tribute to the accomplishments of our entire football program under his leadership."

The unveiling will take place at approximately 12:40 p.m.