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Legendary 'LOMBARDI' comes to life on stage
Theater group open new season with story about football coach
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Actors Monica Bell and John Woodson portray Marie and Vince Lombardi in the Gainesville Theatre Alliance's production "LOMBARDI." Matthew Sparks, rear left, and Cordell Cole portray the Green Bay Packers players.
During the transition from post-World War II glory to the technological age, the 1960s saw a glowing figure among an underdog team called the Green Bay Packers. His name was Vince Lombardi. The Gainesville Theatre Alliance Southern Stage’s opening performance of the season, “LOMBARDI,” aims to capture not just Lombardi the football coaching legend, but Lombardi the ordinary man on an extraordinary sports stage.