OXFORD, Ohio – Legendary football coach Paul Brown will be honored with a statue being unveiled Saturday at Ohio’s Miami University, his alma mater.

Brown’s will be the ninth statue in the “Cradle of Coaches” Plaza that honors the highly successful coaches with Miami roots who inspired the nickname.

Brown attended Miami and was the team’s quarterback before beginning a highly successful high school, college and pro football coaching career. Among his coaching jobs were those at Ohio State University and heading the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.

Miami University says Brown’s widow, Mary, will help unveil the statue that caps a $1 million-plus project completing the coaches plaza. The ceremony was to be open to the public at the south end of Miami’s football stadium.