Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach has died at 61 from heart condition complications

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Source: CNN

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Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach died Monday night from heart condition complications, the university announced on Tuesday. He was 61.

“Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather,” the Leach family said in a statement via the school.

“He was able to participate in organ donation at UMMC as a final act of charity. We are supported and uplifted by the outpouring of love and prayers from family, friends, Mississippi State University, the hospital staff, and football fans around the world. Thank you for sharing in the joy of our beloved husband and father’s life.”

Southeastern Conference (SEC) Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement: “The life of Mike Leach touched thousands upon thousands of people through his coaching, leadership teaching and insightful commentary.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/sport/mike-leach-death-mississippi-state-spt-intl/index.html

[Joe Cool]

1. As long as I can remember

Leach looked like a heart attack waiting to happen.
He was also a real jerk at times.

[underpants]

2. Yeah not a fan at all but this was really sudden.

I wish the best for his family.

[Doc Sportello]

4. You've got the wrong coach

That was Nick Rolovich you're thinking of:
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34651998/ex-washington-state-coach-nick-rolovich-speaks-why-comply-state-vaccine-mandate

Leach left before that to take the Miss. State job

[genxlib]

6. My bad

He was the one who would refuse to say whether he was vaccinated.

Thanks for correcting the record. My apologies

[Doc Sportello]

9. Thank you

I appreciate that.

[TheProle]

11. You should amend your post above.

[Doc Sportello]

5. Met him and talked to him for half an hour

He was friendly and gracious, as well as one of the smartest and most interesting people I have ever talked to. Didn't agree with his politics, but he was admired and respected by many of his fellow coaches, and was an offensive innovator.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. RIP, Coach.

Link to tweet

[brewens]

8. When he coached at WSU he was known for taking long walks in a seriously hilly neighborhood.

He was in good shape a couple years ago. I think he had COVID and the long COVID did him in.

[wiggs]

10. turning out that long covid can lead to heart issues down the road. nt

[maxsolomon]

12. Probably one of my favorite Repukes.

He was pretty funny, and his offenses at Wazzu were consistently entertaining. Still, he was a troglodyte in a lot of ways.

RIP, you awful person.

[Omaha Steve]

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