BOULDER — When the state's college football coaches participated earlier this week on a Zoom call, they took time to remember former Colorado Buffaloes standout and CSU-Pueblo assistant coach Donnell Leomiti.
Leomiti died Saturday night after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. First diagnosed in 2013, he refused to let the disease keep him away from the game he loved. An original member of the CSUP staff under coach John Wristen (also a former Buffaloes assistant), Leomiti continued to coach, helping the ThunderWolves to six conference titles and one national championship (2014). Last season, Leomiti was recognized as the 2019 American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division II Assistant of the Year and was named FootballScoop NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year in 2018.