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Former Longtime Lyman Hall Baseball Coach Dies
Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford is mourning the death of former longtime baseball coach Chuck Bughardt.
WALLINGFORD, CT — Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford is mourning the loss of former longtime baseball coach Chuck Burghardt, who died Tuesday at the age of 75.
“It's a sad day for the Lyman Hall Athletic Department as it's with a heavy heart to share that longtime LH baseball coach, Chuck Burghardt, passed away today,” the athletic department wrote in a post on Twitter.
Burghardt was the Trojans’ coach from 1993 to 2018 and won a state title in 2002.
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Burghardt died at Yale-New Haven Hospital due to complications from a stroke, his son Mike told GameTimeCT.com.
“So sorry for your loss,” the North Haven Athletic Department wrote in a post on Twitter. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Burghardt Family and the Lyman Hall Baseball Program.”
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Burghardt also managed the Wilcox Tech baseball team for 11 seasons and was an English and Social Studies teacher at the school, according to the Meriden Record-Journal. He was Teacher of the Year in 2008.
Read more at the Meriden Record-Journal here and GameTimeCT here.
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