William Christopher Swinney now known as Dabo Swinney was born on November 20, 1969, in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Pelham. He git his nickname Dabo from his little brother Tripp, who tried to say “That Boy” when he was talking about Coach Swinney.
Graduated in 1995 from the University of Alabama, where he was a wide receiver for the Crimson Tide football team. He didn’t pursue a career as a football player, instead opted to be a coach.
Did Dabo Swinney’s wife have cancer?
Dabo Swinney’s wife is Kathleen Swinney, born in Alabama.
Her sister Lisa was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002, she was pronounced cancer-free the following year. Sadly in 2011, the cancer was back and this time it was in her lungs and brain. Lisa Lamb was 49 when she died on April 22, 2014.
Lisa urged her sisters to go to a genetic counselor to see if she carried the disease. Both Kathleen and Ann carried the gene, which meant both had a 90% percent chance to have breast cancer at some point in their lives.