John Purcell is the linebackers coach for the Windsor Lancer football program.
No stranger to Lancer Football, John was a member of the first ever varsity football team at the University of Windsor in 1968 and also the CCIFC Canadian Championship team in 1969.
In addition, Coach Purcell has previously spent 18 years coaching with the Lancers as a defensive coordinator.
For all his contributions to the University of Windsor as both an athlete and coach, he was inducted into the University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
Coach Purcell returned to the sidelines in 2011 as a consultant with the team in charge of Defensive Quality Control before moving over to the linebackers coach in 2013.Â
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