Mike Leach, Mississippi State football coach, dead at 61

Mike Leach, one of the most colorful coaches in college football, is dead at 61. Leach, the head coach of Mississippi State, had been listed in critical condition earlier Monday after reportedly sustaining a massive heart attack. Reports of Leach suffering a severe medical issue first surfaced on Sunday afternoon as the college football world prayed for the innovative coach. “Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather,” Leach’s family said in a statement. “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.”-- More...