Had a medical emergency today and the Miss St 247Sports writer is reporting “he needs a miracle.” Sad to hear.
Updated: Mike Leach has passed away
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Prayers for the Pirate & his family.
Somehow, I envision Hugh Freeze calling up select higher end Mississippi State recruits and asking that they "pray with him" for Coach Leach.
Forgive my unnecessary cynical commentary on college football recruiting.
Somehow, I envision Hugh Freeze calling up select higher end Mississippi State recruits and asking that they "pray with him" for Coach Leach.
Forgive my unnecessary cynical commentary on college football recruiting.
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College football wouldn’t be the same without him. Love watching his random outtakes on life.
Wasn’t there a Miss St player that took a shot at Leach while entering the portal a couple days ago? Man, can’t imagine how he feels. Never hold grudges, and definitely don’t air them in public! Life’s too short.
Reading over the MSU forums, it sounds like he isn't expected to make it through the night. Just a shame. He is one of my favorite coaches.
Just a reminder to not take life for granted, no matter how we sit with our mortality. Hope he has a recovery. Bless him otherwise.
No one is publicly disclosing his condition due to respect for his privacy, but based on the hospital he was air lifted to, it is speculated that he probably had a massive stroke.
Massive heart attack:
Mike Leach suffers heart attack, situation dire for Mississippi State football coach | Sources
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach suffered a heart attack at his home, went without oxygen for several minutes and is still hospitalized.
www.clarionledger.com
I have a family member who somehow survived in similar circumstances. He talked to the first responders after recovering and they said they’d never seen anything like it. Friend’s mother also similar. But it should come as no surprise it takes a toll.Massive heart attack:
Mike Leach suffers heart attack, situation dire for Mississippi State football coach | Sources
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach suffered a heart attack at his home, went without oxygen for several minutes and is still hospitalized.www.clarionledger.com
But until it’s final you never know. Neither were supposed to survive but did.
My friend had a "Widow Maker" heart attack recently. The cardiologist told him if his wife had not been with him and started CPR right away, he most likely wouldn't have made it.
The 10 to 15 minutes that coach went before receiving care is a really long time to expect a recovery. Even with significant heart or brain damage.
Where are you getting any of this information from? You seem to assume he was without a pulse or unconscious and required cpr. I have not heard this anywhere..
My brother died suddenly of a series of strokes about a year ago. The options were few and heart wrenching.
I read the article that King of all Message Boards linked.
Here's the quote from that article.
"According to multiple sources, Leach, 61, collapsed at his home in Starkville, but did not receive medical attention for between 10 to 15 minutes. EMTs used a defibrillator machine and delivered multiple shocks to restore normal heart rhythm."
I’m no expert but believe me I get it. My situation was anywhere from around 8-12 minutes the best they were able to put it together.
And even if he recovers I’d wager a fortune that his chances of coaching again are zero. But I’m sure nobody close to him gives a bleep about that.
I don’t know if many people realize it but there’s also possibly a significant mental recovery after an event like this. I too know someone who had the widow maker. Was at a youth sport event. Didn’t feel well and was gonna go home and lay down. Thankfully he dropped there otherwise he’d have gone off on his own and he’d have died. He had a very good physical recovery but was afraid to go to sleep for weeks and maybe months. And I’m sure it can impact people in any number of ways.
A former co-worker had a heart attack and lived out in the sticks. He was without medical assistance for a good number of minutes. He survived, and had a long ICU stay, but had noticeable memory loss, and cognitive impairment.
We are fragile creatures.
Yep. Same with my situation. Also had these episodes where it was like a seizure. But not like what most people typically think of with shaking, swallowing the tongue, etc. Basically just froze. Could last 10 minutes. Eyes open. Could throw a punch at the face and wouldn’t flinch a millimeter. Lights on, nobody home.
One a personal level this is one of those "there but for the grace of God go I" thoughts for me. I was 41. Had not been to a doctor in ages (like most 41 year olds) and probably would not have gone had I not had a typical nagging wife. He heard the slightest of heart murmurs and scheduled the old echo and cat scan. Turns out I had a 5.9 cm (pretty big) ascending aortic aneurysm right at the root of my aortic valve. I had absolutely no symptoms whatsoever and was setting myself up for a drop dead on the spot type of deal since once they rupture it is rare that anyone survives (See John Ritter). Aaron Boone and myself were the lucky ones who got the advanced warning and repair. Fascinating procedure. If this is the route that Leach went there was probably little that could have been done for him even if the EMTs were two minutes away...
Being a donor was a classy, final act. Never thought much of him as a coach but I respect that he did something for others as a final act.
Unfortunately most of us probably knew that this would be the outcome. More than likely, he was kept alive long enough until all the family members were present. Some of us have already experienced that sad event… R.I.P.
This makes me very sad. I had a serious medical condition recently, that had very positive results! Scared the hell out of me.
Please take care of yourselves. You never know the date and time of your demise.
Prayers for his family.
Please take care of yourselves. You never know the date and time of your demise.
Prayers for his family.
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Since he’s an organ donor that also factors in. He’s kept alive so the organs can be harvested and remain viable.
Same here. I need to do all the normal things like lose weight, eat better, exercise more. I keep putting it off and then you realize one day it will be too late.
RIP to a guy who seemed to be authentic and honest to a fault. You’ve got to respect that.
RIP to one of the most colorful and refreshing characters in an otherwise very bland industry. The sport will miss him.
How the h&ll can true vermin like Brian Kelly or James Franklin not drop like this? When there’s doubts expressed about God existence, the continued life and prosperity of such awful people is compelling testimony, I must say.
Wishing others death is neither proof for nor against the existence of God. It's simply an inappropriate statement. Maybe some people who hang around longer are being given extra time to accept His gift and to change. It's never too late. Scrooge found his soul/conscience at a very advanced age.
