Michael Charles Leach (born March 9, 1961) is an American college football coach who is the head coach at Mississippi State University. He is a two-time national coach of the year, three-time conference coach of the year and the mastermind behind the NCAA record-setting “Air Raid” offense. He was previously the head coach at Texas Tech University from 2000 to 2009, where he became the winningest coach in school history, and at Washington State University from 2012 to 2019, where he recorded the third-most wins of any coach in school history. Today we will discuss about Mike Leach: Quotes| Wife| Salary| Religion| Net Worth.
Mike Leach: Quotes| Wife| Salary| Religion| Net Worth…
Leach is known for building potent offenses, directing passing-oriented teams in a spread offense system known as the air raid offense, which Leach developed with Hal Mumme when Mumme was head coach and Leach was offensive coordinator at Iowa Wesleyan, Valdosta State, and Kentucky in the 1990s. Leach’s offenses with Mumme, and later as a head coach himself, have broken numerous school and NCAA records.
Quotes
- “Freedom of speech should be wide open as long as it doesn’t incite violence.” …
- “Well, you’re going to be dead in a hundred years anyway, so live dangerously.” …
- “If you aren’t focused on what’s right here in front of you, if you’re daydreaming about what might be, you really aren’t focused at all.”
Wife
Washington State coach Mike Leach and his wife, Sharon, recall meeting as students at Brigham Young. Leach, who went 84-43 at Texas Tech from 2000-09, fell short in his bid to become the first Bulldogs coach to end each of his first two seasons with a bowl victory. Mississippi State was playing in its 12th straight bowl game.
Salary
| Year | School | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | $5,000,000 |
| 2019 | Washington State | $3,750,000 |
| 2018 | Washington State | $3,500,000 |
| 2017 | Washington State | $3,075,000 |
Religion
Born to Frank and Sandra Leach in Susanville, California, Leach claims Cody, Wyoming, as his hometown. He was raised a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Net Worth
Mike Leach is an American college football coach who has a net worth of $8 million. Born in 1961 in Susanville, California, Mike Leach attended Brigham Young University, though he did not play for the football team. He earned his American studies degree before going on to get his law degree from Pepperdine University.
| Net Worth: | $8 Million |
| Salary: | $3 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Mar 9, 1961 (60 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | American Football coach |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
