College football coach dies suddenly

Mike Leach, the unfiltered, gruff and pioneering coach who helped revolutionize the passing game with the Air Raid offense, died of a heart condition on Tuesday, Mississippi State announced. He was 61 years old. The Mississippi State head coach, who was in his third season, fell ill on Sunday at his home in Starkville. After being treated at a local hospital, he was airlifted to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, about 120 miles …

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