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Michael Charles Leach (March 9, 1961 – December 12, 2022) was an American college football coach who primarily coached at the NCAA Division I FBS level. Nicknamed "The Pirate", he was a two-time national coach of the year, three-time conference coach of the year and the mastermind behind the NCAA record-setting air raid offense.
Mike Leach record at Texas Tech Leach was hired as the Red Raiders coach on Dec. 9, 1999, after his success with Oklahoma in the Big 12. Leach led Texas Tech to three nine-win seasons in 2002 ...
USC coach Lincoln Riley was among those paying tribute to Mike Leach, who died Monday night. Leach's vast coaching tree included Riley and many others. 'You changed my life': Lincoln Riley, others ...
"Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather," Leach's family wrote in a statement, via Mississippi State. "He was able to participate in organ donation at UMMC (University of ...
Leach grew up in Weston, Massachusetts outside Boston. [2] He was the third child in a family of six and began playing tennis after he received a racket for his 11th birthday. [3] He earned the No. 1 singles and doubles rankings in New England's 14-and-under division, and upon moving to the 16-18 division, he was ranked No. 11 nationally. [3]
"Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather," the Leach family said in a statement. "He was able to participate in organ donation at UMMC as a final act of charity.
In 2000, Aranda enrolled in graduate school at Texas Tech University and served as a graduate assistant for Texas Tech Red Raiders football from 2000 to 2002 under Mike Leach. [6] While back in Southern California during an offseason break in 2001, Aranda cold-called Lynch and asked for a face-to-face meeting with him in Santa Cruz , about 300 ...
The Neshoba County fair appealed to Mike Leach’s sense of wonder.. With its colorful cabins that awaken one week every summer, full of Mississippi food, culture and life, Leach found the fair to ...