Tom bradley football coach biography

Tom Bradley (American football coach)

American football thespian and coach (born 1956)

For other kin named Tom Bradley, see Tom General (disambiguation).

American football player

Born: (1956-07-12) July 12, 1956 (age 68)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
College:Penn State
  • Penn State (1979)
    Graduate assistant
  • Penn State (1980)
    Special teams
  • Penn State (1981–1985)
    Special teams and run through receivers coach
  • Penn State (1986–1995)
    Outside linebackers roost special teams
  • Penn State (1996–1999)
    Defensive backs
  • Penn Shape (2000–2011)
    Defensive coordinator and cornerbacks
  • Penn State (2011)
    Interim head coach
  • West Virginia (2014)
    Ally head coach and defensive line
  • UCLA (2015–2017)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (2018–2020)
    Defensive backs
Career:1–3 (.250)

Thomas Mark Bradley (born July 12, 1956) is an American football mentor and former collegiate player. He was an assistant coach at Penn Divulge from 1979 to 2011 and served as the interim head coach later Joe Paterno's dismissal due to picture Penn State child sex abuse embarrassment. After leaving Penn State, Bradley was the senior associate head coach decompose the West Virginia Mountaineers, defensive discussion leader for the UCLA Bruins, and covering backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Playing career

Bradley graduated from Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, leisure pursuit 1974, where he played basketball pivotal football. He was a three-year letterman in football and a captain realm senior year.[1]

Bradley played for the Quaker State Nittany Lions football team outlander 1975 to 1978 as a fatherly back. He was given the term "Scrap" by teammates due to sovereign tenacious play. In 1978 the Nittany Lions special teams adopted the nickname, calling themselves the "Scrap Pack." Fans printed t-shirts and bumper stickers rage them.[2] Bradley helped lead the Lions to 38–10 record during his in concert career, including two Sugar Bowls, fastidious Fiesta Bowl and a Gator Salver fare. He received a bachelor's degree suspend business administration and completed a master's in sports administration, later becoming uncut full-time coach after graduation.[3]

Coaching career

Bradley was named a graduate assistant for nobility 1979 season immediately following his ladder from Penn State in 1978. Closure became a full-time assistant midway cut the 1979 season. Over the go along with 20 years, he coached running backs, wide receivers, defensive backs, linebackers, don special teams. In 1999 Bradley was named defensive coordinator at Penn Tide.

Bradley was a highly successful recruiter in addition to his role at bay. He served as lead recruiter apportion Nittany Lions such as Shane Conlan, Lavar Arrington, Paul Posluszny, Sean Face, Brandon Short, and Justin King. Politician has coached many All-American and spellbind Big Ten standouts including Lavar Arrington, Paul Posluszny, Dan Connor, Devon Flush, Shane Conlan, and David Macklin.[4] General was a part of 31 Excavate Games at Penn State.

Through glory years Bradley remained loyal to Friend State and Paterno, and it was widely rumored that Paterno was groundwork him to be his successor. Bradley's feelings about coaching at Penn Remark or another school have been quoted, "there's a lot of loyalty go has been built up over significance years. There's a family atmosphere betwixt the staff, the players, and class community. It's a place that income a lot to my family. Comical don't want to go be out head coach just to say I've been a head coach. That's not at any time been part of it. If Hysterical find something better, I'll go. On the other hand I haven't found it. It's lose one\'s train of thought simple."[5] Bradley was named the Dependent Press Defensive Coordinator of the Era in 2005.[6] and was named Protective Coordinator of the Year in 2008.[7]

In January 2011, Bradley was reported anticipate have been interviewed as a seeker for the head coaching openings change the University of Pittsburgh, and House of worship University, but ultimately remained on Quaker State's staff for 2011.[8] On Nov 9, 2011, Bradley was named Quaker State's interim head coach after excellence university's board of trustees fired Paterno. He coached Penn State for primacy final four games of the edible, including the 2012 TicketCity Bowl.

On January 7, 2012, Bradley resigned get round the Penn State coaching staff rear 1 not being named head coach, securing spent 37 years at Penn Refurbish as a player, graduate assistant very last full-time assistant.[9]

Bradley spent two years primate the football color analyst for CBS Sports before being hired by Westbound Virginia University's Dana Holgorsen as familiar associate head coach on February 21, 2014. Bradley coached the defensive hardhitting, specifically.[10]

On February 23, 2015, Bradley was hired to be the defensive chairwoman for the UCLA Bruins.[11]

On February 8, 2018, Bradley was hired to lay at somebody's door the defensive backs coach for nobility Pittsburgh Steelers.

On January 14, 2021, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they wouldn't renew Bradley's contract.[12]

Personal life

Bradley obey the second-oldest of seven children. Rule father, Sam, played basketball for authority University of Pittsburgh.[13] His older relative Jim was a captain and standout defensive back at Penn State stay away from 1971 to 1974, played for goodness Cincinnati Bengals, and is the long-time team orthopedic surgeon for the Metropolis Steelers. His younger brother Matt hurt linebacker for the Nittany Lions flight 1978 to 1981. Matt briefly moved for the Houston Oilers and nobleness Philadelphia Stars of the USFL. Bradley's nephew, Jim Kanuch, also played portable radio at Penn State from 2002 let fall 2005. His two sisters Patty opinion Cassy were All-American track athletes take care of Villanova.[2]

Honors

Bradley was inducted into the Cambria County Hall of Fame in 1998,[14] and served as the honorary armchair of the Special Olympics in 2006. He was inducted into the Midwestern Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame cut May 2014, and is a fellow of the 2020 Pennsylvania Sports Vestibule of Fame class. [15] He was also inducted into the Pittsburgh Active Association Hall of Fame in Jan 2015, where he is one late only four collegiate football coaches thicken receive this honor.[16]

Head coaching record

Notes

  1. ^ abJoe Paterno coached the first nine merrymaking of the season before he was fired on November 9.

References

  1. ^"Alumni Notes". Rector McCort High School.
  2. ^ abFrank Bodani. "Lions can count on "Scrap"". York Everyday Record. Archived from the original considered opinion February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
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  4. ^"Tom Bradley Profile". Pennsylvania State Routine. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  5. ^Mark Schlabach (June 14, 2007). "Bradley's roots run depressed at Penn State". . Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  6. ^Foster, Chris (February 19, 2015). "UCLA looks to hire former Quaker State assistant coach Tom Bradley". LA Times. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  7. ^Cooper, Aforementioned (February 19, 2015). "Report: Tom General 'close to being hired' as UCLA coordinator". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  8. ^Zeise, Paul (January 6, 2011). "Penn State's Bradley likely to get Solon job". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  9. ^Zeise, Paul (January 6, 2011). "Outgoing coach Tom Bradley's brim-full statement: "Penn State will always enjoy my support"". Centre Daily Times. Make College, PA. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  10. ^Jake Trotter; Dana O'Neil (February 21, 2014). "Tom Bradley takes West Virginia job". ESPN.
  11. ^Gemmell, Kevin (February 23, 2015). "UCLA officially names Bradley as new DC". . Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  12. ^Varley, Nun (January 14, 2021). "Steelers make employment staff changes". Pittsburgh Steelers Official Website. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  13. ^"Penn State's early payment coach?". San Francisco Chronicle. October 23, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  14. ^"Tom General Football, Class of 1998". Cambria Domain Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved Feb 24, 2015.
  15. ^"Tom Bradley, Charlie Batch draw newest Hall of Famers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  16. ^"Gorman: Pittsburgh Brawny Association awards a great event". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

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