Danny Amendola honors late coach Mike Leach in Dancing With The Stars routine.

It was “Dedication Night” on Tuesday’s episode Dancing with the stars. And former NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola took the opportunity to pay tribute to one of his favorite coaches, the late Mike Leach.

The legendary college football coach died in December 2022 due to complications from heart disease. He was a two-time national coach of the year, a three-time conference coach of the year and the mastermind of the Air Raid offense. Texas Tech was Leach's first major head coaching role from 2000 to 2009. He also coached at Washington State and Mississippi State. Amendola played for Leach at Texas Tech from 2004 to 2007.

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Each dancer on Season 33 of the popular ABC TV show was tasked with choosing a song to honor a mentor, idol or loved one in their life. Amendola chose to dance to “Unsteady” by X Ambassadors. And it wasn't just him and his partner Witney Carson who did it record their routinebut they also scored 36 out of 40 – the highest mark of the night.

After the performance, the two-time Super Bowl champion explained the impact Leach had on his life.

“He sold us a dream that we were able to fulfill through hard work and dedication,” Amendola said said on the show. “Being a coach is a very selfless job and I miss it a lot. … This one is for him.”

Amendola added: “He was an important figure in my life and career. His whole model was swinging his sword. You know, you're going to get into a sword fight, you really want to go out there and really swing it.” Since the coach died, I feel like I'm missing a part of me, I don't have my husband.