Missouri will make a touching tribute to the late Mike Leach during Friday night’s Gasparilla Bowl against Wake Forest.
Leach, nicknamed “The Pirate,” died last Tuesday after suffering heart-related complications. He was 61.
The Tigers will memorialize Leach during Friday’s game with a fitting sticker, featuring a pirate-themed cowbell, on the back of their yellow and black helmets. The cowbell will replace the “I” in the “MIKE” sticker, which will be proudly displayed on Missouri’s headwear.
Leach never coached at Missouri, but spent the last three years of his career at Mississippi State.