Inside Mike Tomlin's insane 'Minecraft' world he spent 12 years building
Former NFL coach Mike Tomlin revealed he has spent 12 years and approximately 2,000 hours building an intricate world in the game 'Minecraft'. The project features detailed architecture, including high-rise apartments and an aquarium, which he managed alongside his professional coaching career.
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Make New York Post a Preferred Source While Mike Tomlin has been one of the best coaches in the NFL, he’s also apparently been the league’s most lucrative “Minecraft” builder.
Tomlin opened up about solo-building a private world on his YouTube channel, which he says he began 12 years ago.
The Super Bowl-winning former Steelers coach showed off his impressive “Minecraft” world, complete with a community on a lake, high-rise apartments, an aquarium filled with different types of fish and vast areas of trees and greenery.
“The crazy part is how much time it took me to get that water situated,” Tomlin said in a stream on his YouTube channel. “It was a nightmare. This apartment building right here next to the aquarium. For whatever reason, I would get fixated on bedrooms.”
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