This amazing video of Mike Leach and a college-aged Josh Heupel will make you smile
The college football world has spent the last day mourning the death and celebrating the life of legendary coach Mike Leach. Hilariously entertaining press conferences and high-flying offense were what Leach was best known for publicly. But, it seems as though almost everyone that knew him privately loved his personality and eccentricities, as well. One […]
The college football world has spent the last day mourning the death and celebrating the life of legendary coach Mike Leach. Hilariously entertaining press conferences and high-flying offense were what Leach was best known for publicly. But, it seems as though almost everyone that knew him privately loved his personality and eccentricities, as well.
One of the many people that knew Leach behind closed doors is Tennessee head football coach Josh Heupel. Leach was Heupel’s offensive coordinator when Heupel was a quarterback at Oklahoma in 1999. Leach’s groundbreaking offensive philosophies also heavily influenced Heupel when Heupel was given coaching opportunities after college. Heupel released a heartfelt statement on Tuesday about Leach’s passing that you can read by clicking here.
But just in case you wanted video evidence of the kind of person Leach was and the relationship that he and Josh Heupel had, a television station in Oklahoma unearthed some incredible footage from 1999 of the pair talking on the final day of Leach's tenure at OU…
Unfortunately, there's no audio of the conversation the two were having but the tears in Leach's eyes speak volumes. Leach cared deeply about his players and left a mark on many such as Heupel.
It's pretty ironic that such a great clip has no sound given Leach's propensity for conversation, but sometimes you don't have to hear what someone is saying to know how special they are.
Featured image via KFOR Oklahoma City and Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK
