Mississippi State College is mourning the lack of a beloved member: Michael Charles “Mike” Leach.
The pinnacle soccer coach handed away at a hospital in Jackson, Miss., on Dec. 12 “following issues from a coronary heart situation,” the faculty confirmed. He was 61.
Shortly after, Leach’s household honored his legacy in a shifting message. “Mike was a giving was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather,” the household’s Dec. 13 assertion learn. “He was in a position to take part in organ donation at UMMC as a ultimate act of charity. We’re supported and uplifted by the outpouring of affection and prayers from household, pals, Mississippi State College, the hospital workers, and soccer followers all over the world. Thanks for sharing within the pleasure of our beloved husband and father’s life.”
MSU’s president Mark E. Keenum additionally paid tribute to Leach on Dec. 13. “Coach Mike Leach solid an amazing shadow not simply over Mississippi State College, however over the complete faculty soccer panorama,” Keenum stated. “His progressive ‘Air Raid’ offense modified the sport. Mike’s eager mind and unvarnished candor made him one of many nation’s true teaching legends.”
“His passing brings nice disappointment to our college, to the Southeastern Convention, and to all who cherished faculty soccer,” he continued. “I’ll miss Mike’s profound curiosity, his honesty, and his wide-open strategy to pursuing excellence in all issues.”
