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The Jokeman
08-04-2011, 08:01 PM
I didn't see it posted anywhere but per Erin Andrew's twitter,

Thoughts w/ Coach's family @LSUfball: Coach Miles announced Steve Kragthorpe stepped down as offensive coord b/c of Parkinsons disease.

http://twitter.com/#!/ErinAndrews
Bills41
08-04-2011, 08:26 PM
Sorry to hear the news about Steve.
DraftBoy
08-04-2011, 08:28 PM
Very sad news.
ZacGriffi~82
08-04-2011, 08:31 PM
Kragthorpe, 46, is the former head coach at Louisville (2007-09) and at Tulsa (2003-06). He gave up an assistant coaching position at Texas A&M last summer when his wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, but decided to get back into coaching when LSU hired him last January.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6833597/lsu-tigers-steve-kragthorpe-parkinson-disease

sigh. what a terrible situation.
Night Train
08-05-2011, 05:26 AM
Kragthorpe, 46, is the former head coach at Louisville (2007-09) and at Tulsa (2003-06). He gave up an assistant coaching position at Texas A&M last summer when his wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, but decided to get back into coaching when LSU hired him last January.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6833597/lsu-tigers-steve-kragthorpe-parkinson-disease

sigh. what a terrible situation.

All the best thoughts for his family.