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The Orlando sports community lost a beloved coach and mentor Monday when 64-year-old Max Purcell died from complications after he suffered a cardiac arrest while attending the Florida Classic on Saturday.

Purcell, who played football at Evans High and then at Florida A&M, before taking up coaching on the Orlando high school scene, was watching the Rattlers take on Bethune-Cookman on Saturday at Camping World Stadium when he began to complain of not feeling well.

Purcell was apparently ill for a few days before the game, according to his niece Natasha Vilme, who said he was trying to self-medicate to get rid of what he thought were cold symptoms.

“So he was sick prior to going to the Classic. And when he got to the Classic, they said he was s

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