Lee Corso
Corso on the set of College GameDay
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 7, 1935 |
| Playing career | |
| 1953–1957 | Florida State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958 | Florida State (GA) |
| 1959–1965 | Maryland (QB) |
| 1966–1968 | Navy (DB) |
| 1969–1972 | Louisville |
| 1973–1982 | Indiana |
| 1984 | Northern Illinois |
| 1985 | Orlando Renegades |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 73–85–6 (college) 5–13 (USFL) |
| Bowls | 1–0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MVC (1970, 1972) | |
Lee Corso (born August 7, 1935) is an American sports broadcaster and football analyst for ESPN and former long-time college football coach. He has been a featured analyst on ESPN's College GameDay program since its inception in 1987.
Corso's parents, Alessandro and Irma, were Italian immigrants. His father fled Italy during World War I at age 15. Alessandro, who had a second-grade education, was a lifelong laborer who laid terrazzo flooring and Irma, who had a fifth-grade education, worked in school cafeterias and boarding schools.
Corso was born on August 7, 1935. He attended Miami Jackson Senior High in Miami, Florida, where he played quarterback. A baseball prospect, he was offered a $5,000 bonus to sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers as a shortstop. However, he chose college, playing football at Florida State University (FSU), where he was a roommate of football player and actor Burt Reynolds and future University of Miami baseball coach Ron Fraser. While at FSU, Corso earned the nickname "Sunshine Scooter" for his speed on the football field.
As a defensive player, he set the school record for most career interceptions (14), a record that stood for more than two decades until it was broken by Monk Bonasorte. He was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Corso was the starting quarterback for the South in the 1956 Blue-Gray Game, though his squad lost to the Len Dawson-led North team, 14–0. Corso also was a baseball player for FSU.
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