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‘Trombone Man’ hits the right notes

 |  February 15, 2013  |  0 Comments
Gators fan John Martin, 52, is a UF graduate and a former mayor of Hawthorne who has become a recognizable supporter of the Florida basketball team. / Photo courtesy of John Martin

There is an adage that suggests some people “march to the beat of their own drum.”

John Martin dances to the tune of his own trombone.

Well, so to speak.

His is not really a horn. And his dancing — well, that too may be a misnomer.

His nickname, however, is entirely appropriate.

A Florida graduate, ex-commercial fisherman, former Hawthorne mayor and Gators-fan extraordinaire, the 52-year-old Martin is best known as Trombone Man.


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