Mike Leach, Mississippi State football's innovative and influential coach, dies at 61
Leach battled pneumonia this season, according to ESPN. He also joked with reporters this season about a “trademark” cough he was working on after recovering from the flu. However, there was no indication his health struggles were of major concern.
Shame. You can’t mess around with pneumonia.
I don’t know if he was usually healthy, but at 61 it’s dangerous.
RIP.
People are acting like pneumonia isn’t serious deal. I knew someone who died from it in his early forties.