Bernard A. Bradley (September 9, 1909 – July 24, 1986) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Loyola Marymount University in 1942.
Early life Bradley attended La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played on the football team as a guard under Marty Brill from 1933 to 1934.Bernie Bradley to Step Up Loyola, Berkeley Daily Gazette, August 24, 1942. In 1934, he served as team captain on La Salle's undefeated squad.BRILL NEW LOYOLA COACH; La Salle Football Mentor Will Leave Today for Coast, The New York Times, April 6, 1940. Bradley graduated from La Salle in 1935.La Salle begins the coutdown to the February 27th Hall of Athletes celebration , La Salle University, January 6, 2011.
Coaching career After college, Bradley served as the head coach at La Salle High School in Philadelphia through 1937. In 1939, he served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, and in April of the following year, he was hired by his former college coach at Loyola Marymount. He worked as the line coach and scout for two seasons.Loyola Drills for Lobo Game, The Los Angeles Times, November 18, 1941. In August 1942, Bradley was promoted to replace Brill as the head coach at Loyola. He led Loyola to a 5–4–1 record.Bernie Bradley Coaching Records By Year , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 6, 2011.
In March 1943, Bradley resigned his post at Loyola to return as head coach at La Salle High School.Tony Delellis Named Loyola Football Coach, Youngstown Vindicator, March 21, 1943. In 1949, he joined the coaching staff at Villanova as a line coach.Villanova Line Coach Joins Loyola Staff, The Los Angeles Times, Aug 18, 1949. In 1950, he worked as the freshman coach and as a scout for the varsity team.College Football Briefs, Reading Eagle, October 25, 1950.
In his later life, he lived in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. Bradley died at the Nazareth Hospital on July 24, 1986, at the age of 76.DEATHS HERE, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 1986.
Head coaching record College football
College basketball
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