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Green Bay school named for Vince Lombardi cancels football season

August 2, 2017 at 5:11PM
Packers' coach Vince Lombardi during a game in December 1964.
Packers' coach Vince Lombardi during a game in December 1964. (United Press International/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The upcoming football season at a Green Bay middle school named for legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi has been canceled because the school can't find any coaches.

WLUK-TV reports that administrators at Lombardi Middle School have been advertising for coaches since last April and have not had a single application. Efforts by the high school coaching staff to help fill the positions have come up empty.

The school district's website says a middle school coaching job pays $2,149 a season.

Principal Jim Van Abel says in a letter to parents there will be opportunities for students to play with area club football teams.

Lombardi Middle School student Alex Coniff says he's happy that he can still play football, but was looking forward to suiting up for his school this season.

Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi in 1965.
Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi in 1965. (Margaret Andrews — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FILE-This Jan. 14, 1968 file photo shows Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi being carried off the field after his team defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in Super Bowl II in Miami, Fla. Packers guard Jerry Kramer (64) is at right. OK, Cheeseheads. Get ready to visit Broadway. "Vince," a play about the legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, is planned for New York next season. Producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Krimser say the play by Eric Simonson will open during the fall of 2010. T
FILE-This Jan. 14, 1968 file photo shows Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi being carried off the field after his team defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in Super Bowl II in Miami, Fla. Packers guard Jerry Kramer (64) is at right. OK, Cheeseheads. Get ready to visit Broadway. "Vince," a play about the legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, is planned for New York next season. Producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Krimser say the play by Eric Simonson will open during the fall of 2010. The cast, director and opening date have yet to be announced. (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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