Background
Born Tracy Coy Poe in Oklahoma City on November 29, 1932 of parents Coy Poe, a songwriter/promoter and Dorothy Minter daughter of J. Oak Minter, a territorial judge in Madill, Oklahoma.
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Pody"s paternal grandfather was a sheriff in Waurika, Oklahoma. According to the Daily Ardmorite (an Ardmore, Oklahoma newspaper) at age two Pody fell out of his father"s vehicle at a reported speed of 65 mph. After a doctor"s examination and x-ray he was found to have suffered no broken bones.
Pody claimed, "This was my second lucky break," the first being born healthy.
Poe spent his early years in Depression era Hollywood with his father who worked at Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer as a producer and managed Pinky Tomlin. After a downturn of luck and an argument with Bing Crosby about recording a song, Poe"s father took the family to Kansas City, Missouri and Houston, Texas until the family broke apart.
Poe was a caddie at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, he hitch-hiked from his aunt"s to and from the course. After Poe"s senior year at Classen High School he took a job with a friend building a road in El Dorado, Oklahoma and every night they would play pool at the local pool hall.
After the summer job was complete Poe had acquired some skill in pool, and in order to save money, he hitch-hiked to the local pool hall near his home in Oklahoma City from El Dorado.
Poe made more money his first night in the Oklahoma City poolhall as he had the entire summer working on the highway. After high school, Poe joined the Air National Guard where, "We kept the World World War II relic planes out at Will Roger"s Field safe from the Korean Warlords". Poe served fifteen months in the armed services.
