Northampton Offensive Coordinator Dies of COVID

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I know a lot of eye rolling at the various COVID cancellations and whatnot going around, but a pretty sobering story from the East Penn Conference tonight.

Northampton teacher-football coach’s death after COVID-19 battle ‘devastating’ for family, district

Mike Gurdineer had only been in the Northampton Area School District for two years, but the social studies teacher and assistant football coach made an impact. His death Wednesday after battling CO…

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I know a lot of eye rolling at the various COVID cancellations and whatnot going around, but a pretty sobering story from the East Penn Conference tonight.

Northampton teacher-football coach’s death after COVID-19 battle ‘devastating’ for family, district

Mike Gurdineer had only been in the Northampton Area School District for two years, but the social studies teacher and assistant football coach made an impact. His death Wednesday after battling CO…

t.co

Very sad. How old was Gurdineer? The article doesn't give his age.

I think we need to keep schools open and extra-curriculars (including football) going, but we also need to take more precautions than seem to be in place now.

 

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He played at Moravian in the early ‘00s, so probably early 40s?