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Posted about this in the carousel thread but at that time it was just news that he’d been taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Supposedly he’s been suffering from pneumonia during the season. It’s sounding potentially more serious now.


 
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DJ Spanky said:
Reading between the lines, sounds like he might have suffered a stroke.
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The speculation on Reddit / Twitter from folks claiming to have ‘a friend who knows a friend who knows something’ said massive heart attack and subsequent cardiac arrest (one said a source said he was revived and then went into arrest again necessitating life support). Sharing just for the sake of conversation, but could all be garbage.
 
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And for those thinks that he says things that are "off" or "mean," he has a very good side.

I initially typed "a good heart." Which, if the report of heart attack is true, he had a heart issue. Not trying to be funny.

As we age into our 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond, it is important to keep an eye on markers of heart disease, including but not limited to apoB (which is like LDL cholesterol but not the same-if your MD does not know what apoB is, consider a new doctor or a cardiologist), A1C, trigylcerides, inflammation markers like hsCRP, etc. (I think we have MDs on board who can chime in. While not definitive, a coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan can be had for $99 or less and shows calcified plaque in your arteries. CITM is another test that shows non-calcified plaque.

Diet is important, but many MDs do not talk about diet, and they should. So is exercise. These two are common sense, but have a lot of close friends who will not make lifestyle changes on diet/exercise and instead go to the pharmacy. But it is hard to make lifestyle changes. I have seen relatives in the same situation die young.

Sorry for the rant. But hopefully some people can take something from this. Still pulling for Mike Leach to make it through.

 
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Yeah, I'm making a spectacle of myself. I'm a huge fan of Mike Leach. The guy went to Pepperdine Law School and never practiced law. Instead, he started as an assistant at Cal Poly in 1987, then College of the Desert in 1988 and the Pori Bears in Finland. IIRC, he was making $10-15,000 in his first year as an assistant.

Posted the Gardner Minshew clip above. Look what he did for Minshew's career in one year after a couple of so-so years at ECU. Minshew is still in the NFL backup for Jalen Hurts at the Eagles:

SeasonGamesGSW-LCompAtt%YardsTDINT
Passing
2015- NW Miss CC121211–122336760.83,288288
2016 ECU720–211920258.91,34784
2017 ECU1051–417430457.22,140389
2018 Wash State131311–246866270.74,7769025


Assistant coaches under Leach who became college head coaches:

Graduate assistants under Leach who became college head coaches:

Players under Leach who became college or NFL head coaches:

 
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This just sucks. Get your heart checked. Eat right.
RIP Coach- You will be swinging your sword with the other great Pirates who departed the earth.
 
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Sad news, but evidently expected based on what happened. Rest in peace Coach Leach, and my thoughts and sympathy to his loved ones and friends. Elite coach and entertaining guy. I'm really curious about his pre-existing cardiac and health conditions, although we might never know that. Regardless, 61 years is too young. Very sad.
 
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