Charlie Bradshaw
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| Charlie Bradshaw | |
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| Date of birth | March 13, 1936 |
| Place of birth | Waco, TX |
| Position(s) | OT |
| College | Baylor |
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| 1958-1960 1961-1966 1967-1968 |
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Charlie Bradshaw was a offensive tackle in the NFL.
Bradshaw later went on to coach college football at Troy State University and the University of Kentucky.
At Kentucky Bradshaw inherited a program that had done well under prior coaches Bear Bryant and Blanton Collier but posted a record of 25-41-4 (.386). Bradshaw's 1964 team was ranked #5 in the AP poll after defeating #1 ranked Ole Miss on the road 27-21 and beating Auburn University 20-0 for a 3-0 start, but the squad finished 5-5 after defeating the University of Tennessee in its final game. Bradshaw's 1965 team defeated #10 University of Georgia 28-10 and appeared bound for a bowl game, being ranked in the AP top ten for four weeks in September and November of that season. Bradshaw's wins in 1965 included games at the University of Missouri, which capped the season with a Sugar Bowl victory and #6 national ranking in the final AP poll, an upset of another bowl-bound team from Ole Miss and another win over the University of Georgia. The 1965 team was then set back by star quarterback Rick Norton suffering a broken leg and finished 6-4 and out of bowl contention. The remainder of Bradshaw's tenure at Kentucky was disappointing, although his final team did defeat a University of Missouri team that ended up winning the Gator Bowl and earning a #9 national ranking in the final AP poll; the 1968 Kentucky team also defeated a ranked Oregon State University team. Tackle Herschel Turner (Time), tackle Sam Ball (UPI, NEA, Camp, FWAA-Look, Coaches, Time, Sporting News), halfback Rodger Bird (Time, NBC) and quarterback Rick Norton (Time, NBC) were named First Team All Americans under Bradshaw at Kentucky.
Bradshaw was the last Kentucky coach to defeat a #1 ranked team, the last to defeat the University of Tennessee twice in Knoxville and the last Kentucky coach to post two wins against Auburn University.
| Preceded by: Blanton Collier |
University of Kentucky Head Football Coach 1962–1968 |
Succeeded by: John Ray |
| Kentucky Wildcats Head Football Coaches |
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| Miller • Thompson • Finney • Mason • Short • Eaton • Bass • Kiler • McLeod • Wright • Schact • Guyn • Sweetland • Douglass • Brumage • Tigert • Boles • Gill • Juneau • Winn • Murphy • Gamage • Wynne • Kirwan • Shively • Bryant • Collier • Bradshaw • Ray • Curci • Claiborne • Curry • Mumme • Morriss • Brooks |
| Troy Trojans Head Football Coaches |
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| McKinley • Herren • Penton • J.W. Campbell • Ford • Bynum • Gaumer • Elmore • Choate • McCollum • Grantham • Clipson • Atkins • Jones • Whigham • Bradshaw • Gailey • Rhoades • Maddox • Blakeney |
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