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- Full name: Leland Corso
- Born: 1936
- Birthplace: Lake Mary, Florida
- Burt Reynolds was his roommate at Florida State University
- Voice is heard annually doing play by play in EA Sports College Football
- Catchphrase: "Not so fast, my friend!"
- Director of business development for Dixon Ticonderoga
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Lee Corso is a former college football coach and is a long-time college football analyst for ESPN.
Corso suffered a minor stroke in May of 2009, but is expected to make a full recovery and re-join ESPN for college football broadcasts in the 2009 season.ESPN.com: Lee Corso of ESPN Gameday Recovering After Minor Stroke
Coaching Career
After college, Corso took his first coaching position with the Maryland Terrapins as their quarterbacks coach in 1959. He spent ten seasons at the University of Maryland, before taking over as the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals in 1969.Corso saw success at Louisville and was hired as head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers in 1973. After 10 seasons at Indiana, he left the team and was an announcer for the United States Football League. Corso returned to coaching in 1984, spending one season with the Northern Illinois Huskies then the 1985 season with the Orlando Renegades in the United States Football League.
Broadcasting Career
Corso left coaching after the 1985 season to focus exclusively on broadcasting. He was hired by ESPN in 1987 and has provided college football coverage ever since. Additionally, he provides play-by-play coverage on the EA Sports NCAA Football video games.
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What happened to Lee Corso? 1 AnswerESPN College GameDay analyst Lee Corso recently suffered a minor stroke, but plans on being back for the kickoff of the 2009 college football season. Corso suff... read more -
Lee Corso had a stroke? 1 AnswerYes, according to ESPN.... "ESPN "College GameDay" analyst Lee Corso recently suffered a minor stroke, but plans on being back for the kickoff of the 2009 colle... read more
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Lee Corso Timeline
- 1936: Born
- 1957: Graduated from Florida State University
- 1958-1968: College football assistant coach
- 1969-1972: Head football coach for Louisville Cardinals
- 1973-1982: Head football coach for Indiana Hoosiers
- 1984: Head football coach for Northern Illinois Huskies
- 1985: Head football coach for Orlando Renegades
- 1987-: College football analyst for College Gameday on ESPN
- 2006: Made cameo appearance in a Nike commercial
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@jdubs88 like I always say, all the best stories start with "Lee Corso once told me..."
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If I hear one more person quote Lee Corso's "not so fast" my head is going to explode.
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"Never go off the record." Lee Corso to @JDubs88
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RT @LisaHorne: Jimmie Johnson just pulled a Lee Corso except instead of a mascot, he used a fork! GLAD somebody else noticed copycats!
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Jimmie Johnson just pulled a Lee Corso except instead of a mascot, he used a fork!
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