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NCHSAA HALL OF FAME MEMBER
GUS PURCELL DIES AT AGE OF 87
LAURINBURG-- North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of
Fame member Gus Purcell died here on Friday at the age of 87.
Purcell,
who grew up in Laurinburg, graduated from Laurinburg High and then played
football at the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1950. He went on to
make his coaching mark at Myers Park in Charlotte.
Known for his offensive innovation, he coached four prep all-American quarterbacks
during that stretch and was founder of one of the first successful “quarterback
schools.”
Purcell
coached in the 1960 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and in the North Carolina Coaches Association
East-West all-star game in 1959.
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