Jim Leavitt, an American college football coach and former head coach of the University of South Florida, has sparked curiosity about his personal life.
While Leavitt’s professional journey is well-known to football fans, very little information is available about his personal life, including details about his wife and children; many are eager to learn more.
Jim Leavitt, who prefers to maintain a low profile and hasn’t shared much about his romantic life, married his first wife, Denise, in July 1980.
Go LIGHTNING!! With daughter Sofia! How much fun! pic.twitter.com/np6ydpEpJm
— Jim Leavitt (@CoachJimLeavitt) April 26, 2022
However, after 22 years of marriage, the couple separated in 2022. They share a daughter named Deandre Leavitt, Jim’s first child.
While no information is available about his first wife, Denise, Jim Leavitt frequently expresses his love and pride for his first daughter, Deandre Leavitt, on social media.
Jim Leavitt Shares Two Daughters with Wife, Jody Freeman Leavitt
After separating from his first wife, Denise, Jim Leavitt found love again in his second wife, Jody Freeman Leavitt.
While it is unclear when the couple started dating, they tied the knot on July 4, 2007, and are blessed with two beautiful daughters named Sofia and Isabella Leavitt.
Oh how I Love my wife Jody and my girls!! Happy Valentines Day to the Love of my life! I am the luckiest man alive!! Go Ducks! pic.twitter.com/cuhrULw2V8
— Jim Leavitt (@CoachJimLeavitt) February 15, 2018
Like Jim Leavitt, his wife, Jody, also prefers to maintain a low profile and hasn’t shared much about her personal and professional life.
However, Jim never misses a chance to express his love and appreciation for his longtime wife and daughters.
On February 14, 2018, Jim Leavitt shared a beautiful picture of his wife, Jody, and two daughters, Sofia and Isabella, and wrote:
“Oh how I Love my wife Jody and my girls!! Happy Valentines Day to the Love of my life! I am the luckiest man alive!! Go Ducks!”
Jim Leavitt
He also instilled in both of his daughters, Sofia and Isabella, a love and passion for sports.
Furthermore, a court record indicates that Jody Leavitt filed for a divorce from her longtime husband, Jim Leavitt.
Court records from Hillsborough County, Florida, indicate that Jody Beth Freeman Leavitt filed for divorce from James Pierce Leavitt on February 2, 2022.
The case, categorized as a family-marriage dissolution/divorce, was filed in the 13th Judicial Circuit Court at the Edgecomb Courthouse in Hillsborough, Florida.
An incredible weekend. Had so much fun in Phoenix! Life is so short! Live each day to THE FULLEST! Smile often! pic.twitter.com/aIWH1r1eEb
— Jim Leavitt (@CoachJimLeavitt) March 24, 2019
Similarly, the dissolution of the marriage was finalized on December 5, 2023; however, neither Jim Leavitt nor his wife, Jody, has officially confirmed the divorce yet.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- James Pierce Leavitt was born on December 5, 1956, in Harlingen, Texas, to his late father, Pierce Leavitt, and mother, Lois.
- His father, who passed away on January 12, 2016, was a retired Air Force pilot serving in World War II.
- Jim has two brothers, Rusty and Randy, and a sister named Diana Richards.
