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Dawn Staley delivers incredible gesture to honor Mike Leach: ‘What a class act’

Keith Farner

By Keith Farner

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Dawn Staley is a championship head coach, but leading the South Carolina women’s basketball program is not the only example of leadership for Staley.

Playing Mississippi State on Sunday, Staley wore a T-shirt to honor the late Mike Leach, the Mississippi State football coach who died last month after heart complications. Staley and her players and staff wore their shirts before and during the game against State. The shirts read, “Mike Leach Legend/Swing Your Sword.”

MSU coach Sam Purcell noted the gesture, and applauded Staley.

“What a class act,” Purcell said. “The fact that she got T-shirts made for Mike Leach again just speaks about her — what a special person she is.”

South Carolina won the game, 58-51.

 

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.

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