Lee Richard Corso (born August 7, 1935) is an American sports broadcaster and former coach who works for ESPN.
Since the program’s beginning in 1987, he has been a featured commentator on ESPN’s College GameDay.
Corso was the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 1969 to 1972, Indiana University Bloomington from 1973 to 1982, and Northern Illinois University in 1984, tallying a career record of 73-85-6. In 1985, he was the head coach of the Orlando Renegades of the United States Football League, where he went 5-13.
Did Lee Corso serve in the military?
He was once in the Navy.
Corso went on to become the quarterback’s coach at Maryland under his old FSU coach Tommy Nugent.
In 1962, Corso followed Nugent’s advice and got Darryl Hill to transfer from the Naval Academy, making him the Atlantic Coast Conference’s first African-American football player.
Corso joined the Navy as defensive backs coach in 1966.
Let’s discover some known facts about him.
He was born to Alessandro and Irma Corso who were Italian immigrants. At the age of 15, his father escaped Italy during World War I.
Alessandro, who had completed the second grade, was a lifetime labourer who lay terrazzo flooring, and Irma, who had completed the fifth grade, worked in school cafeterias and boarding schools.
