One of the most prominent names ever in the college football media landscape is getting his just due from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
On Saturday, Coach Lee Corso was awarded the Governor’s Medal of Freedom, in “recognition of his impact on college football, sports broadcasting, and his alma mater Florida State University.”
“For decades, Lee has been an essential part of the college football experience. From his time as the ‘Sunshine Scooter’ at Florida State, to his coaching career, to his iconic headgear picks each Saturday morning, Lee has been a fixture of college football. He has devoted his life to the game he loves, and he has made all Floridians proud,” DeSantis said.
The press release from the Governor’s Office notes that Corso was “one of the most highly recruited players in Florida history,” leading the Seminoles in the mid-1950s in interceptions one year, rushing the next, and passing the year after that.
He was the FSU career interception leader for more than three decades, until Deion Sanders tied his mark.
He also played baseball for the Seminoles.
From there, Corso went on to be an assistant coach at FSU, then Maryland, and Navy before becoming head coach at Louisville and Indiana.
But Corso was best known for his 38 years as an ESPN analyst on the College Football Gameday.
Though he retired this year, he is synonymous with the increased prominence of the sport, and won’t soon be forgotten.
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Image of Lee Corso republished with permission of the Associated Press.