‘The Most Interesting Man Alive’: Stories About Mike Leach Paint His Life Picture

From across the practice field, John Cohen saw coach Mike Leach step away from drills to take a phone call.

That’s odd, thought Cohen, then the athletic director at Mississippi State. Whoever could be calling to make Leach walk away from practice? Was it an emergency? A family issue?

As it turns out, Leach, unlike many coaches, took plenty of calls while at practice. He even filmed Cameo video messages from the practice field that he eventually sent to fans. In fact, during special teams portions of practice, he was known to pop in his ear buds and listen to Duolingo Spanish classes.

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