ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – For someone so intense and physical as 6-3, 300-pound center Gino Gradkowski on the football field, it may be surprising to see him smiling and cheering along the athletes at the 2015 Special Olympics of Colorado last month.
Even his mother, Debbie, who describes her son as a soft-hearted kid growing up, says it still to this day makes her laugh when she sees his two personalities.
“He has a big heart,” Debbie said. “It’s just so weird because then he gets on a football field and he’s a totally different person.