Curt Cignetti grew up in a town that has produced 18 NCs within a 30-mile radius

Curt Cignetti was born in Pittsburgh and lived in Morgantown, WV from the time he was 9 until he graduated college. He was a QB at WV and his father was the head coach that replaced Bobby Bowden.

I posted this thread 2 years ago about all the coaches from this area.

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John McKay - Evererttville, West Virgina - won 4 NCs at USC. Coached the Tampa Bay Bucs for 8 seasons. His son is the current CEO of the Atlanta Falcons.

Fielding Yost - Fairview, West Virginia - won 6 NCs during his 25 seasons at Michigan.

Jimbo Fischer, Clarksburg, West Virginia - won a NC at FSU. Jimbo played QB at nearby Salem College for Terry Bowden. When Terry Bowden got the Samford job (Bobby Bowden's Alma Mater) in Birmingham, Jimbo followed Terry Bowden to Samford to play QB. Jimbo coached 5 seasons at Samford and followed Terry to Auburn and became their QB coach. After Terry got fired in 1998 Jimbo coached at Cincy for a year before joining another West Virginia native, Nick Saban followed by former West Virginia coach, Bobby Bowden.

* Some additional info* Terry Bowden played RB at West Virginia the two seasons after his father left to become the FSU head coach. Terry also has a law degree from FSU.

Nick Saban - Monongah, West Virginia - won 7 NCs. His community of Monongah is the location of the worst mining accident in US history. In 1907 there was an explosion in two mines that killed 420 men. Another famous person from this area is Mary Lou Retton who was the first American woman to win the all-around gold in gymnastics.

*Rich Rod - Grant Town, West Virginia - has 0 NCs due to poor job choices. Rich played DB at West Virginia. He was an assistant coach at Salem College while Jimbo was there. Rich eventually got the OC job at Tulane under Tommy Bowden and followed him to Clemson before getting the West Virginia job.