Bernie Bradley

Bernie Bradley
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born September 9, 1909
Died July 24, 1986 (aged 76)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1933–1934 La Salle
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1937
?–1939
1940–1941
1942
1943–1948
1949
1950		 La Salle H.S. (PA)
La Salle (asst.)
Loyola Marymount (line)
Loyola Marymount
La Salle H.S. (PA)
Villanova (line)
Villanova (freshman)
Head coaching record
Overall 5–4–1

Statistics

Bernard A. "Bernie" Bradley (September 9, 1909 – July 24, 1986) was an American college football coach. He served as the head 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.[1] In 1934, he served as team captain on La Salle's undefeated squad.[2] Bradley graduated from La Salle in 1935.[3]

Coaching career

After college, Bradley served as the head coach at La Salle High School in Philadelphia through 1937.[3] 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.[2] He worked as the line coach and scout for two seasons.[4] In August 1942, Bradley was promoted to replace Brill as the head coach at Loyola.[1] He led Loyola to a 5–4–1 record.[5]

In March 1943, Bradley resigned his post at Loyola to return as head coach at La Salle High School.[6] In 1949, he joined the coaching staff at Villanova as a line coach.[7] In 1950, he worked as the freshman coach and as a scout for the varsity team.[8]

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.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bernie Bradley to Step Up Loyola, Berkeley Daily Gazette, August 24, 1942.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 BRILL NEW LOYOLA COACH; La Salle Football Mentor Will Leave Today for Coast, The New York Times, April 6, 1940.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 La Salle begins the coutdown to the February 27th Hall of Athletes celebration, La Salle University, January 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ Loyola Drills for Lobo Game, The Los Angeles Times, November 18, 1941.
  5. ↑ Bernie Bradley Coaching Records By Year, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ Tony Delellis Named Loyola Football Coach, Youngstown Vindicator, March 21, 1943.
  7. ↑ Villanova Line Coach Joins Loyola Staff, The Los Angeles Times, Aug 18, 1949.
  8. ↑ College Football Briefs, Reading Eagle, October 25, 1950.
  9. ↑ DEATHS HERE, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 1986.