People have likely heard of the band the Dropkick Murphys. The man the band named themselves after led an unbelievable life.

Dr. John “Dropkick” Murphy's legacy extends far and wide. From becoming a household name as a wrestler who put himself through medical school to leaving that world behind to open Bellows Farm - an at the time one-of-a-kind institution where elite athletes could train and as a place of seclusion for alcoholics could go to sober up discreetly.

I spoke to Emily Sweeney, a staff reporter at the Boston Globe who has written a book about this remarkable man.



Links to Emily's work:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/emily-sweeney/

https://www.facebook.com/BostonOrganizedCrime/

https://www.facebook.com/DropkickMurphyBook/

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