CARD: Pro Set 1991 World League Helmet Insert
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o Home
SENT: 11/12 RECEIVED: 11/22 (10 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2021, C/o ESPN

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Lee Corso was a great athlete and after high school was immediately identified by the Brookyn Dodgers as a baseball prospect to play short stop.
• Opted to go to college instead at Florida State, where he played both defensive back and quarterback in college from 1953-1957.
• Possessing great speed and anticipation, Corso set the school’s career interception record at the time with 14.
• Although he had a successful college career, he was not selected in the NFL draft.
• Went into coaching at the college ranks almost immediately, spending time at Maryland (1959-65) and Navy (1966-68) as a positional coach.
• From there in 1969 Corso served as head coach of Louisville through 1972.
• He’s perhaps most iconically known as head coach of Indiana, a role he served in from 1973-82.
• Led the Hoosiers to two winning seasons, including an upset victory over the Brigham Young Cougars in the Holiday Bowl.
• Finished 41-68-2 at Indiana.
• Spent one year at Northern Illinois University going 4-6-1.
• College coaching record is 73-85-6.
• Head coach of the USFL Orlando Renegades in 1985, where he went 5-13.
• Lee then joined the WLAF where he served as general manager of the Orlando Thunder for the 1991 season.
• He was very excited to be a part of the venture, but due to ongoing commitments to ESPN, probably couldn’t return to the squad for their 1992 campaign.
• Has been an analyst since 1987 for ESPN.

NOTES:

Lee Corso to me, is like the Dick Vitale of college football. He’s beloved by all and everybody loves his quips and antics. I tried him first via ESPN, but after that latest (and multiple other) failure(s), I think the door on TTM through the network is now closed. He has very few cards. I think he had a Press Pass Legends or something like that. -I think I flushed that on the first attempt that failed.