Les Miles
American football coach and player
Born
November 10th, 1953
71 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Played college football at the University of Michigan. Served as head coach for the Louisiana State University Tigers from 2005 to 2016, winning the BCS National Championship in 2007. Prior coaching roles included positions at Oklahoma State University and the University of Michigan. Returned to coaching with Kansas in 2019.
Won BCS National Championship with LSU in 2007
Coached LSU to multiple SEC Western Division titles
Established LSU as a competitive program in college football
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