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Former Maryland Football HC Roy Lester Dies at 96 from Coronavirus

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Roy Lester, who coached at the high school level and spent three years in charge at Maryland, died Sunday at age 96 due to complications from the coronavirus, according to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com).

Lester's daughter, Amy Lester Greco, confirmed his death in a Facebook post.

"How blessed I am to have been his only daughter," she wrote. "I am not a perfect person but everything good about me came from this beautiful man. This is a man that 'walked the walk' & when he was talking he was absolutely hilarious!