1. Leslie Edwin Miles was born on November 10,1953 and is a former American football coach.
15 Facts About Les Miles
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Les Miles's head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004.
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Les Miles earned all-state honors as a lineman in football as well as letters in baseball and wrestling at Elyria High School in Ohio, graduating in 1972.
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Les Miles attended the University of Michigan from 1972 to 1975, playing for the football team under head coach Bo Schembechler, earning letters in 1974 and 1975.
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In 1980, Miles joined Bo Schembechler's staff at Michigan as a graduate assistant.
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Les Miles left Michigan in 1982 to coach offensive line at the University of Colorado, where fellow Michigan assistant Bill McCartney had just been named head coach.
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In 1987, Miles returned to Michigan, which was still being coached by Schembechler, as the offensive line coach.
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When Schembechler retired in 1990, Miles continued as offensive line coach under new head coach Gary Moeller.
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On January 2,2005, Miles was named as the 32nd head football coach of Louisiana State University.
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In 2007, Miles gained national attention due to numerous unconventional play calls during nationally televised games.
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An LSU spokesman confirmed that Miles was meeting with Michigan officials to discuss the vacancy, though Miles declined to identify whom he had met with or reveal the substance of the discussions.
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On November 18,2018, Miles was hired as head coach at the University of Kansas.
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Miles and athletic director Jeff Long had been friends since the 1980s, dating to their days at Michigan when Miles was an assistant and Long was an assistant athletic director.
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Kansas and Miles settled for a $1.99 million buyout of the $8 million left in his contract at the time he was forced out, plus his monthly salary for March 2021.
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Les Miles claimed to have only learned about the allegations from the media.