After coach Mike Leach died Monday night, his players, former assistant coaches and opposing coaches all flooded social media to praise what Leach, one of college football’s greatest innovators and most irreverent personalities, meant to them.
Leach, 61, spent 21 seasons as a Division I head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State. He amassed 158 wins and 16 winning seasons while helping to usher in a new era of college football with his “Air Raid” offense.
But more than the X’s and O’s, most remember Leach for his quirky personality, his dry humor and his proclivity to ramble about obscure topics — from candy corn to weddings to Bigfoot.