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PHILADELPHIA — On a Wednesday night in late January, Speedy Morris rolled into the Kelly Fieldhouse at St. Joe’s Prep. His daughter, Margaret, pushed his wheelchair right behind the sideline, about five feet from where he spent 19 years coaching. Morris was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017. His legs, which used to stomp up and down the court, now freeze up. His eyes, which used to pore over game film, have been ravaged by macular degeneration, a disease of the retina. His piercing voice, which used to bellow at referees, is now shallow and soft. At first, he didn’t want people to see…

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