MS SC519

Extends the Mississippi Legislature's deepest sympathy to the family of Mississippi State University Football Coach Mike Leach, who passed away on December 12, 2022

Honors Leach's 21-season head coaching career with a 158-107 record at Texas Tech, Washington State, and Mississippi State, including pioneering the "Air Raid" offense that revolutionized football

Recognizes his final season at Mississippi State where the team finished 8-4, including a 24-22 victory over the University of Mississippi in the Egg Bowl

Notes that Leach participated in organ donation as a final act of charity and is survived by his wife Sharon and four children

Directs the resolution be presented to Coach Leach's family, MSU President Mark Keenum, and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning