Bruce Polen played college football for the William Penn Statesmen.
10 Facts About Bruce Polen
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Bruce Polen was selected by the Oakland Raiders Polen in the 14th round of the 1973 NFL draft.
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Bruce Polen played football at and graduated from Lee's Summit High School in 1969.
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Bruce Polen was not heavily recruited out of high school and attended William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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Bruce Polen was a four-year starter at defensive back on the football under head coach Ron Randleman, and played baseball and ran track.
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Bruce Polen was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team defensive back on the 1972 Little All-America college football team.
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Bruce Polen underwent two surgeries, in 1974 and 1975, but the Chiefs cut him afterwards when he failed a physical.
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Bruce Polen was to be Randleman's defensive coordinator at Sam Houston, but after a week returned to Pittsburg State and took over as head coach.
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Bruce Polen did not return to coaching and went into business, remaining in the Pittsburg area.
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Bruce Polen was inducted into William Penn's athletic hall of fame in 1990 and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics hall of fame in 2020.