Dr. Mohammed K. Sabie, 77, Morehead State University professor emeritus and former Eagle soccer coach, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead of an apparent heart attack. Born December 25, 1929, in Baghdad, Iraq, to the late Sabie K. Khamis and Fakhrya Abdulla Khamis, he was one of eleven children. In his youth, Dr. Sabie was a prominent athlete in Iraq, setting records and achieving national recognition in soccer, basketball, and track and field. Upon his arrival to the United States in 1953, he attended Columbia University-s language program prior to enrolling in Florida Southern College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree. He also received a master-s and a doctorate from Peabody College/Vanderbilt University. Dr. Sabie and his wife, whom he met at Peabody, came to Morehead in 1963. He started the soccer program at MSU and was the Eagle soccer coach for over 20 years.Dr. Sabie retired from MSU in 2001 after 37 years of teaching and coaching. Dr. Sabie was the author of two textbooks on the teaching and coaching of soccer and was an international authority on the sport, having served as an Olympic coach. He participated in nine different Olympiads. He was inducted into MSU-s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000 and into Florida Southern College Hall of Fame in 2007. Dr. Sabie was also the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Service to Humanity by the Florida Southern College Alumni Association in 1981. Following retirement, Dr. Sabie was instrumental in promoting youth soccer throughout the region. He was also an avid golfer and tennis player and participated in the Bluegrass State Games badminton tournament. A person who believed -education was the key to success,- Dr. Sabie advanced this philosophy to everyone, particularly his family. He loved the Morehead community and enjoyed world travel, but his family was his greatest treasure. He is survived by his devoted wife of 48 years, Dr. Layla Bayatti Sabie, also a retired MSU professor. Other survivors include one son, Kaldoon Sabie of Hollywood, Florida; two daughters, Mona Womack of Lexington, Kentucky, and Sheda King of Hendersonville, North Carolina; three brothers, Jabbar Sabie of Baghdad, Iraq, Dr. Ahmed Sabie of Louisville, Kentucky, and Saad Sabie of Corona, California; one sister, Fattma Asker of Baghdad, Iraq; and eight grandchildren, Mia and Noah King; Spencer, Nadia, Nikki and Lucas Sabie; and Mason and Casey Womack. A service will be held at 12 noon Friday, June 22, 2007, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with family and friends officiating. Burial will follow in Lee Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, June 22, 2007, from 10 a.m. until noon at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Morehead State University Athletic Department, c/o Morehead State University Foundation, Palmer Development House, 150 University Blvd., Morehead, KY 40351 Visitation: Friday, June 22, 2007, from 10 a.m. until noon Funeral: Friday, June 22, 2007, at 12 noon Interment: Lee Cemetery