He called himself a "smut peddler". He has a solid gold wheelchair, won a case in front of the US Supreme Court, found and then lost Jesus, and was depicted by Woody Harrelson in a movie about his life. Hero? You be the judge.
Nothing will overshadow the fact that he was the winningest coach in major college football history.
Wait. What? Seriously?
(d) January 22nd, 2012