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From intern to director: Melvin Cooper’s legacy celebrated at new youth sports complex
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Melvin Cooper helps cut the grand opening ribbon Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the new Melvin J. Cooper Youth Athletic Complex. - photo by Scott Rogers
Melvin Cooper, the man for whom Gainesville’s long-awaited athletic complex was nick-named “The Coop,” had a 3-word response to the honor: “I am humbled.”