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Former Fairfield Prep Football Coach Dies at 66
Longtime Fairfield Prep coach and teacher Rich Magdon passed away over the weekend after a long illness.
Former Fairfield Prep football coach and teacher Rich Magdon died Saturday night at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey after a long illness, Sean Patrick Bowley of GameTimeCT.com reports. Magdon was 66.
Magdon coached and taught at Fairfield Prep for more than three decades and became the second head coach in the program’s history in 1992, according to Bowley. He was an assistant coach for Earl Lavery and helped the Jesuits win two of the school’s three state championships.
As head coach, Magdon guided the Jesuits to a 96-69-2 record, including two Class LL semifinal appearances in 1999 and 2006.
Read more, including remembrances of Magdon from area coaches, at GameTimeCT.com here.
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