Bill Bradley
| Bill Bradley | |
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United States Senator from New Jersey |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Clifford P. Case |
| Succeeded by | Robert Torricelli |
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William Warren Bradley July 28, 1943 Crystal City, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ernestine Bradley (m. 1974; div. 2007) |
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Princeton University Worcester College, Oxford |
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July 28, 1943 Crystal City, Missouri |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Crystal City (Crystal City, Missouri) |
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| College | Princeton (1962–1965) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1965 / Pick: Territorial | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1965–1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1965–1966 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1977 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 9,217 (12.4 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,354 (3.2 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 2,533 (3.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||||||
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and politician. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.
Bradley was born and raised in Crystal City, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and excelled at basketball from an early age. He was a member of the Boy Scouts, did well academically and was an all-county and all-state basketball player in high school. He was offered 75 college scholarships, but declined them all to attend Princeton University. He earned a gold medal as a member of the 1964 Olympic basketball team and was the NCAA Player of the Year in 1965, when Princeton finished third in the NCAA Tournament. After graduating in 1965, he attended Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, delaying a decision for two years on whether or not to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
While at Oxford, Bradley played one season of professional basketball in Europe, and eventually decided to join the New York Knicks in the 1967–68 season, after serving six months in the Air Force Reserve. He spent his entire ten-year professional basketball career playing for the Knicks, winning two championship titles. Retiring in 1977, he ran for a seat in the United States Senate the following year, from his adopted home state of New Jersey. He was re-elected in 1984 and 1990, left the Senate in 1997, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the 2000 Democratic presidential nomination.
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