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High school football: North Hall's Sean Pender remembers Mike Leach as an innovator who shaped his career and life
Leach, one of the most unique college coaches, died early Tuesday at 61
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North Hall football coach Sean Pender, right, is shown with Mike Leach, then the offensive coordinator at Valdosta State, in this picture from 1992. Pender, a wide receiver, had earn All Gulf South Conference honors for the Blazers. Leach, the coach at Mississippi State University, died on Tuesday at 61. Photo courtesy Sean Pender
Thirty years after first meeting at Valdosta State University, Pender has endless positive memories and entertaining stories about his offensive coordinator, who went to great success as head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State before his death earlier this week.
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