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Head football coach at Mississippi State. He suffered some kind of health emergency at home Sunday and was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The official word on cause of death was complications due to a heart condition. Leach's team had finished 8-4 in his third season and is preparing to play Illinois in a January 2 bowl game.

Age 61.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... talization

Holy crap! I saw all the FB posts about this. This is truly sad, for his family, Mississippi State, and college football.

One of a kind.

Massive heart attack on Sunday. Prolonged down time. Couldn't get flown to Jackson fast enough due to weather, and arrested again in the helicopter. Signs of anoxic brain injury, such as seizures, after that.

So, it was going to be a poor outcome.

There had been talk of him resigning or taking a sabbatical due to health concerns, also.

RIP.

One of the best things about Mike Leach was his interest in so many things. From Jackson Pollock to Daniel Boone. And pirates. Absolutely pirates.

His keen wit and sharp intellect will be missed on the college football front.

RIP.

Very sad. He was funny and quirky. And young...

I had never heard of Leach before-apparently I was missing some good stories.

Anyway, some might get a kick out of this one from a Washington rancher that I read on Twitter.

>>>>"Like many I have story about the pirate
@Coach_Leach

At a party WSU football fundraiser about 4 cattlemen including myself were chatting with him

He asked if anyone had a dip

One of the guys handed coach his Copenhagen

Then Leach launches into this long story

Hands waving talking a mile a minute all while tapping lid of Copenhagen

Story went forever

we all laughed

Then Leach takes leave of us to chat with others

Later that night my buddy realized Leach swiped his can of dip

Not sure if by accident or on purpose

#RIPPirate<<<<<<