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Actor Craig T. Nelson to sing national anthem for Packers-Bears game ahead of release of new 'Green and Gold' movie

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GREEN BAY - Count in an unexpected famous coach for the Green Bay Packers’ final regular season game against the Chicago Bears.

Emmy Award-winning actor Craig T. Nelson, who portrayed Hayden Fox, head coach of the fictional Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles football team on the 1990s TV sitcom "Coach," will sing the national anthem at Lambeau Field.

If you didn’t see that one coming, there’s a heartwarming cinematic connection that ties it all together.

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Nelson stars as a fourth-generation dairy farmer in upcoming film “Green and Gold.” When the family farm is on the brink of foreclosure, he and the granddaughter who works alongside him wager everything on the 1993 Packers to win the Super Bowl.