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All Hail the ‘God of Sod,’ Groundskeeper for All 57 Super Bowls

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All Hail the ‘God of Sod,’ Groundskeeper for All 57 Super Bowls

On Sunday, George Toma’s perfectionism will be on display for hundreds of millions of people who will have no idea who he is or how he suffers for his work.

George Toma wears a black sweatshirt with “The Sodfather” written on it in white, with a white baseball cap and gray pants. He stands on the field where the Super Bowl will be played.
George Toma at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Tuesday. That may look like artificial turf, but it’s not.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times
George Toma wears a black sweatshirt with “The Sodfather” written on it in white, with a white baseball cap and gray pants. He stands on the field where the Super Bowl will be played.
Published Feb. 9, 2023Updated Feb. 12, 2023

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — If you spend eight decades toiling to create perfect carpets of grass and end up believing that you never fully succeeded, your thoughts inevitably turn to the hereafter. George Toma’s certainly do.

For him, it seems safe to say, the Elysian fields will have yardage markers.

“When I’m in heaven, I’ll be looking at your beautiful field,” said Toma, who this week is preparing the field for the Super Bowl for the 57th straight year, “or I’ll be in hell looking up what kind of root system you have.”

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