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Mike Tomlin, the Super Bowl-winning NFL coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been secretly building a detailed "Minecraft" world over 12 years on his YouTube channel. The project includes intricate designs such as high-rise apartments, an aquarium with various fish species, and extensive landscaping. Grok, another streamer who viewed Tomlin’s creation, estimated that it took about 2,000 hours to build, averaging roughly six hours per week over the past decade. Tomlin’s son, Mayce, joked on X (formerly Twitter) that his dad would take his gaming console without permission to work on his "Minecraft" community.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-01,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Mike Tomlin, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach who stepped down in January 2023 after nearly two decades at the helm, revealed a sprawling virtual city he built over 12 years in the video game Minecraft. The 54-year-old NFL veteran, known for his strategic prowess and winning record, including two Super Bowl victories, started this hobby to bond with his children and later found it therapeutic. In a YouTube video that garnered over 900,000 views, Tomlin showcased streets, buildings, a baseball field, high-rise apartments, and even an aquarium filled with fish. The cityscape includes intricate details like HVAC equipment on rooftops and vast areas of trees and greenery, reflecting his architectural interests. This unexpected hobby highlights how even the most accomplished individuals seek to unwind through creative outlets.
Written for “Mike Tomlin Minecraft Project” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
Tomlin opened up about solo-building a private world on his YouTube channel, which he says he began 12 years ago.
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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.
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“The crazy part is how much time it took me to get that water situated,” Tomlin said in a stream on his YouTube channel.
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Tomlin → take → channel
For whatever reason, I would get fixated on bedrooms.”
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Having begun this hobby in 2014, Grok estimated that Tomlin’s “Minecraft” obsession has taken at least 2,000 hours to get to this point.
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“Sometimes buildings have themes,” he added.
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Tomlin couldn’t even cover his entire world in a 20-minute video he posted, adding that he will need to show off a soccer stadium in another part to be posted later.
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The NFL broadcaster for NBC added that he’s always been interested in architecture and building things while discovering new things about himself in the process, with different obsessions over little intricacies and details.
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The 2,000-hour projection sounds like a lot, but it averages out to roughly six hours per week over 12 years.
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His son, Mayce Tomlin, posted on X that his dad would swipe his gaming console without notice to work on his community.
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“Bro, I used to come home sometimes, and my PlayStation would just be gone.
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And I wasn’t in trouble,” Mayce said in an X post with multiple laughing emojis.
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Mayce → say → emojis
Tomlin figures to show off more glimpses into this world in future episodes.
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