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Mike Leach 1961-2022

Sad news out Starkville as Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach died Monday night after complications from a heart condition. Leach was 61.

The Leach family released a statement: “Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather. 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.”

Mississippi State president Mark E.