Dr. Ken Polke  grew up in a tough neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio  known as Collingwood, the same neighborhood depicted in the true story and movie “KILL THE IRISHMAN”…..set back in the 1950’s and 1960’s.  This neighborhood would later come to be known as Bomb City, USA.  because of the Mafia war car bombings and racial riots.  Dr. Polke saw people all around him struggling and at times even dying.   Ken watched his working class parents literally work their fingers to the bone to provide for him and his three siblings.  And he watched neighborhood kids turn to a life of crime so they could possess fancy cars and beautiful women.

 

At times the lure of organized crime appealed to Ken as well but with the support of his loving parents, a Catholic school education, and a belief in his own athletic abilities Ken learned how to “CONQUER HIS OWN ADVERSITIES” and make a successful life for himself.   Dr. Polke did this first by playing professional football with the Miami Dolphins and then with the Cleveland Browns and then by owning a successful dental practice both in Ohio and then in Colorado. Today Dr. Polke has returned home to Cleveland ,Ohio to give back to his community much like LeBron James has returned home  to Cleveland.   Dr. Polke’s storyline has caused some Hollywood interest already and who knows we may see Tom Selleck playing the role of Dr. Kenneth J Polke on the BIG SCREEN. “CONQUERING YOUR ADVERSITIES” makes the movie “RUDY” seem like a fairy tale.

 

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