Sports

Avon Football Legend Passes Away

Longtime coach dies at 77.

McLellan, a past president of the Northern Connecticut chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, took over the Falcons’ football program in 1966 and helmed the squad for 26 seasons. His teams won nine conference championships during his tenure.

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