In his long and celebrated career, only in Green Bay did Tony Bennett meet Tony Bennett and Tony Bennett.
It won’t get mentioned in the many tributes to the legendary 96-year-old crooner, who died Friday, but in Green Bay pop culture and sports history, it was a pretty great pinch-me moment.
The “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” singer, a Green Bay Packers’ first-round draft pick and a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay star basketball player — all with the same name — met one another.
It was the triple crown of Tony Bennetts, if you will.