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Mike Leach (American football coach) Michael Charles Leach (March 9, 1961 – December 12, 2022) was an American college football coach who primarily coached at the NCAA Division I FBS level. Nicknamed "The Pirate", he was a two-time national coach of the year, three-time conference coach of the year and the mastermind behind the NCAA record ...
The Texas Tech University athletic department offered Sloan head football coaching position in January 1975. Though Sloan originally declined, [ 14 ] [ 15 ] he took the job on January 2, 1975. [ 16 ] Texas Tech was believed to have offered him a US$30,000 per year contract, as well as $11,000 from television show income. [ 15 ]
Overall. 15–11 (college) 142–42 (high school) Bowls. 2–0. Joe Newton McGuire (born August 6, 1971) [2] is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Texas Tech University, a position he had held since the 2022 season. McGuire previously served as the associate head coach and outside linebackers coach at Baylor University ...
Awards. 2× SWC Coach of the Year (1970, 1973) James Anthony Carlen III (July 11, 1933 – July 22, 2012) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University (1966–1969) and Texas Tech University (1970–1974). He served as both the head football coach ...
Mike Leach is gone at 61, and between his humor and his coaching, he changed Texas Tech and football. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Texas High School Hall of Fame. Gary Gaines (May 4, 1949 – August 22, 2022) was an American football coach. Gaines was the head coach of the 1988 Permian High School football team, which was the focus of Buzz Bissinger 's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream and the 2004 motion picture Friday Night Lights starring Billy Bob ...
Freddie Steinmark (January 27, 1949 – June 6, 1971) was an American college football player, whose diagnosis of bone cancer and subsequent leg amputation during his junior year with the University of Texas Longhorns provided an inspiration for the team's national championship that year. [ 1] His life has since been the subject of a number of ...
Steve Sloan was dubbed 'Kid Coach' after he took over the Red Raiders in 1975. A year later, he led one of the great teams in school history. Steve Sloan, coach of Texas Tech football's 10-win ...