Bill Bradley
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Clifford P. Case
Succeeded by	Robert Torricelli
Born	July 28, 1943 (1943-07-28) (age 64) Crystal City, Missouri
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ernestine Bradley
Profession	Athlete (Basketball player)
Religion	Presbyterian
Military service
Awards	1965 USBWA College Player of the Year

William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. Senator from New Jersey and presidential candidate, who opposed Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican

Personal life

Bradley is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA is a distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million ^[1][2][3] Bradley's basketball ability was enhanced by his unusually wide peripheral vision. While most people's horizontal field covers 180 degrees, his covered 192 degrees. Vertically most people can see 47 degrees upward; Bradley could see 72 degrees. ^[4] He is left-handed. During his high school years, Bradley maintained a maniacal practice schedule. He would work on the court for "three and a half hours every day after school, nine to five on Saturday, one-thirty to five on Sunday, and, in the summer, about three hours a day. He put ten pounds of lead slivers in his sneakers, set up chairs as opponents and dribbled in a slalom fashion around them, and wore eyeglass frames that had a piece of cardboard taped to them so that he could not see the floor, for a good dribbler never looks at the ball. "^[5]

Bradley is a close friend of NBA Coach Phil Jackson, since they were traveling roommates playing for the New York Knicks together. Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is a retired American Basketball player and current coach of the In 2000, Jackson was a vocal supporter of Bradley's run for the presidency and often wore his campaign button in public. In the 2007 Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Bradley accompanied Jackson who was one of the inductees that year. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball

College basketball

See also: List of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

Bradley was born in Crystal City, Missouri to Warren Bradley, a banker, and Susie Crowe. The men's Division I collegiate basketball players who have reached both 2000 points and 1000 rebounds in their respective careers Numbers in italicized bold Crystal City is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. ^[6] Bradley began playing basketball in fourth grade. 4th Grade redirects here For the South Park episode see 4th Grade (South Park episode. He was a basketball star at Crystal City High School, where he scored 3,068 points in his scholastic career and was twice named All-American. With stellar academic credentials as well, he received 75 college scholarship offers. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education

The 6' 5" (1. 96 m) Bradley chose Princeton University, even though Ivy League colleges could not offer athletic scholarships, after backing out of a commitment to Duke University. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. At Princeton, under coach Butch van Breda Kolff, Bradley was a three-time All-American and the 1965 National Player of the Year. In each of Bradley's varsity seasons, the Tigers captured the Ivy League championship. During his sophomore season, Bradley averaged 27. 3 points and 12. 2 rebounds a game while sinking 89. 3 percent of his free throws. Among his greatest games was a 41-point effort in an 80-78 loss to heavily favored Michigan in the 1964 Holiday Festival (Bradley fouled out with his team leading 75-63), and a 58-point outburst against Wichita State in the 1965 NCAA tournament, which was a single-game tournament record. The Michigan Wolverines comprise 24 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan which compete in the NCAA 's Division I and in the Big Ten Wichita State University (WSU is an American state-supported university located in the city of Wichita Kansas. The 1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA In total, Bradley scored 2,503 points at Princeton, averaging 30. 2 points per game. In 1965, Bradley became the first basketball player chosen as winner of the James E. Sullivan Award, presented to the United States' top amateur athlete in the country. The AAU James E Sullivan Award, known as the Oscar of sports awards is presented annually by the United States Amateur Athletic Union to the most outstanding amateur

Bill Bradley playing basketball in 1964

As a freshman, Bradley sank 57 successive free throws, a record unmatched by any other player, college or professional. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a sport open only to men As a sophomore, he led the league in rebounds, field goals, free throws, and total points, and, when he fouled out after scoring a record-breaking 40 points in an NCAA tournament game with Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia, was given an unprecedented ovation. Saint Joseph's University (also called SJU or St Joe's) is a private Coeducational Roman Catholic University located

In his junior year, he scored 51 points against Harvard, more than the entire opposing team had scored before he was taken out, and his 33. 1 points-per-game average that season set an Ivy League record.

In his senior year, as captain, he led Princeton to its highest national basketball ranking ever. The Tigers placed third behind UCLA and Michigan in the NCAA tournament, by virtue of an 118-82 victory over Wichita State in the semi-final consolation game. The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program established in 1920 owns a record 11 NCAA championships In that game, Bradley scored 58 points. Only one other player has scored more in a tournament game: Notre Dame's Austin Carr scored 61 points in 1970 in a first round victory over Ohio. Austin George Carr (born March 10 1948) is a retired American professional Basketball player for the National Basketball Association

John McPhee's A Sense of Where You Are (1965) is a paean to Bradley's Princeton playing years. John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning writer widely considered one of the pioneers of narrative nonfiction It was Pulitzer prize winner John McPhee's first book.

Bradley graduated with honors and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship at Worcester College, University of Oxford. Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Bradley also served as captain of the gold medal-winning U. Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) S. Olympic basketball team in 1964. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The United States men's national basketball team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's Basketball. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Bradley's remarkable tenure at Princeton was the subject of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John McPhee's first book, A Sense of Where You Are. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning writer widely considered one of the pioneers of narrative nonfiction

Professional basketball

After completing his studies at Oxford, and playing professional basketball briefly in Italy for Olimpia Milano (1965-66 season), where he won a European Champions Cup (the most important trophy for European teams), Bradley returned to the U. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional Basketball team based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman EuroLeague WomenThe Euroleague (EL is one of the professional Basketball competitions in Europe, with teams from thirteen different European countries S. to join the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. On the court, Bradley struggled in his rookie year before coming into his own in his second season, when he was moved from the guard position to his more natural forward slot. In 1969–70, he helped the Knicks win their first NBA championship, followed by a second in 1972–73. The second championship season was Bradley's best as a pro, and he made his only All-Star Game appearance that year. Retiring from basketball in 1977, he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball In 1984 the Knicks retired his number 24 jersey.

In the NBA, Bradley was not the major scoring threat he had been in college. Over ten years at small forward for the Knicks, "Dollar Bill," as he was nicknamed, scored a total of 9,217 points for an average of 12. The small forward, or colloquially the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation Basketball game 4 points per game, with his best season being 16. 1 points per game.

During his NBA career, Bradley used his fame on the court to explore social as well as political issues, meeting with journalists, government officials, academics, businesspeople, and social activists. He also worked as an assistant to the director of the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington, D. C. , where he made contacts in Democratic circles. In 1976, Bradley also became an author, with Life on the Run, which chronicled his experiences in the NBA and the people he met along the way.

U. S. Senate

Bradley had harbored political ambitions for years, and in 1978 decided to run for United States Senate in New Jersey, for a seat held by liberal Republican and four-term incumbent Clifford P. Case. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Clifford Philip Case ( 16 April 1904 in Franklin Park New Jersey &ndash 5 March 1982 in Washington D Case lost his primary contest to anti-tax conservative Jeff Bell, and Bradley won the seat in the general election with 55% of the vote.

In the Senate, Bradley acquired a reputation for being somewhat aloof and was thought of as a "policy wonk," specializing in complex reform initiatives. The best known of these was the 1986 overhaul of the federal tax code, which reduced the tax rate schedule to just two brackets, 15% and 28%, and eliminated many kinds of deductions. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Although he was a vocal supporter of various left-wing causes and political reform, he sometimes broke ranks with his party to support the Reagan administration (initially supporting, for instance, Reagan's policy of aiding the Contras in Nicaragua). The Contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua 's FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional Sandinista Junta of National Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America

Some significant domestic policy initiatives that Bradley led or was associated with included: reform of child support enforcement; legislation concerning lead-related children's health problems; the Earned Income Tax Credit; campaign finance reform; and federal budget reform to reduce the deficit, which included, in 1981, supporting President Reagan's spending cuts but opposing his parallel tax cut package, one of only three senators to take this position. In family law and government policy child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly The United States federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC or EIC is a Refundable tax credit. Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in Politics, primarily in Political Budget (from French bougette, purse generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues A budget deficit occurs when an Entity (often a Government) spends more Money than it takes in Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 A tax cut is a reduction in taxes. Economic stimulus via tax cuts along with interest rate intervention and deficit spending are one of the central tenets of Keynesian economics

Bradley was re-elected in 1984 with 64% of the vote, and he still retained popularity in New Jersey from his Knicks days and from practices such as his annual Labor Day talk-to-citizens stroll along Jersey Shore beaches. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Labor Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September The Jersey Shore is a term used in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States to refer to the both Atlantic coast of New Jersey and the adjacent resort In 1988, there was speculation that he might seek the Democratic nomination for President, and he polled well in early primary states, but he eventually decided not to run. In 1990, a controversy over a state income tax increase—on which he refused to take a position—turned his once-obscure rival for the Senate, Christine Todd Whitman, into a viable candidate. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Christine Todd "Christie" Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American Republican Politician and Author who Bradley won by only a slim margin. In 1996, he opted not to run for re-election, publicly declaring American politics "broken. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) "

Presidential candidate

Bradley ran in the 2000 presidential primaries, opposing incumbent Vice President Al Gore for his party's nomination. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Bradley campaigned as the liberal alternative to Gore, taking positions to the left of Gore on a number of issues, including universal health care, gun control, and campaign finance reform. Liberalism in the United States is a broad political and philosophical mindset favoring individual Liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty whether they come from Universal health care is health care coverage which is extended to all eligible residents of a governmental region Gun politics is a set of legal issues surrounding the ownership use and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in Politics, primarily in Political

On the issue of taxes, Bradley trumpeted his sponsorship of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which had significantly cut tax rates while abolishing dozens of loopholes. The US Congress passed the Tax Reform Act (TRA of 1986 ( to simplify the Income tax code broaden the tax base and eliminate many Tax shelters A loophole is a weakness or exception that allows a system such as a Law or Security, to be circumvented or otherwise avoided He voiced his belief that the best possible tax code would be one with low rates and no loopholes, but he refused to rule out the idea of raising taxes to pay for his health care program.

Bill Bradley on the cover of Time magazine, October 4, 1999. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

On public education, Bradley reversed his previous support of school vouchers, declaring them a failure. Public education is education mandated for or offered to the children of the general public by the Government, whether national regional or local provided by an institution A school voucher, also called an education voucher, is a certificate issued by the government by which parents can pay for the Education of their children at a He proposed to make over $2 billion in block grants available to each state every year for education. In a Federal system of Government, a block grant is a large sum of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general provisions as He further promised to bring 60,000 new teachers into the education system annually by offering college scholarships to anyone who agreed to become a teacher after graduating. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education

Bradley also made child poverty a significant issue in his campaign. Child poverty concerns poverty of people under the age of 18 Causes Government corruption. Having voted against the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, better known as the "Welfare Reform Act," which, he said, would result in even higher poverty levels, he promised to repeal it as president. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( PRWORA,) is a United States federal law considered to be a fundamental shift in both the method He also promised to address the minimum wage, expand the Earned Income Tax Credit, allow single parents on welfare to keep their child support payments, make the Dependent Care Tax Credit refundable, build support homes for pregnant teenagers, enroll 400,000 more children in Head Start, and increase the availability of food stamps. A minimum wage is the lowest hourly daily or monthly Wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers The United States federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC or EIC is a Refundable tax credit. A single parent (also lone parent and sole parent) is a Parent who cares for one or more children without the assistance of another parent in the home In family law and government policy child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent A child tax credit is a Tax credit based on the number of dependent children in a family Teenage pregnancy is defined as a Teenage or underage girl usually within the ages of 13-17 becoming pregnant For the Australian television series see Head Start (TV series Head Start is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human The US Food Stamp Program is a Federal assistance program that provides food to low and no income people living in the United States.

Although Gore was considered the party favorite, Bradley did receive several high-profile endorsements. He was supported by Senators Paul Wellstone, Bob Kerrey, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan; former Senators John A. Durkin and Adlai Stevenson III; Governor John Kitzhaber; former Governors Lowell Weicker (a former Republican), Mario Cuomo, Tony Earl, Ray Mabus, Brendan Byrne, Robert W. Scott, Neil Goldschmidt, Philip W. Noel, Kenneth M. Curtis, and Patrick Lucey; Congresspeople George Miller, Bill Lipinski, Pete Stark, Jerrold Nadler, Luis Gutiérrez, Anna Eshoo, Jim McDermott, and Diana DeGette; former Congresspeople Jim McNulty, Mary Rose Oakar, Michael J. 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Bradley's campaign initially had strong prospects, due to high-profile endorsements and as his fundraising efforts gave him a deep war chest. However, it floundered, in part because it was overshadowed by Senator John McCain's far more attention-gaining, but ultimately unsuccessful, campaign for the Republican nomination; McCain had stolen Bradley's "thunder" on several occasions. Bradley also failed to win two early primaries. He was much embarrassed by his two to one defeat in the Iowa caucus, despite spending heavily there, as the unions had pledged their support for Gore. He then lost the New Hampshire primary 53-47%, which ended any hope of him making up ground to Gore. Bradley finished a distant second during each of the primaries on Super Tuesday. In the United States Super Tuesday, in general refers to the Tuesday in February or March of a presidential election year when the greatest number of states hold

Recent years

Bradley has mostly stayed out of the limelight since his failed 2000 presidential primary campaign, working mainly as a corporate consultant and investment banker. A consultant (from the Latin consultare means "to discuss" from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a Professional Investment banks profit from companies and governments by raising money through issuing and selling Securities in the Capital markets (both equity and He is chief outside advisor to McKinsey & Company's non-profit practice. McKinsey & Company is a global Management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management In 2005, he joined the advisory board of British corporate investigation firm Hakluyt & Company, and in 2004, he joined the Board of Directors of Meetup. Hakluyt & Company is a British corporate investigation firm It was founded in 1995 by Christopher James and Mike Reynolds both former MI6 officers Oxford University awarded Bradley an honorary Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) in 2003, with the comment that he was "An outstandingly distinguished athlete, a weighty pillar of the Senate, and still a powerful advocate of the weak. " Currently, Bradley serves on the Board of Directors of Superprotonic, a solid acid-based fuel cell technology development company. ^[7]

Despite some speculation about a second presidential run, he did not run in 2004 and has shown no interest in returning to political office. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In 2002, he reportedly turned down a last-minute offer from New Jersey Democrats to replace Robert Torricelli on the ballot for his old Senate seat (Frank Lautenberg accepted it instead). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951) Nicknamed " the Torch," is an American politician from the U Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23 1924 is an American businessman and Democratic Party Politician. In January 2004, Bradley endorsed Howard Dean for President in the 2004 Democratic primaries, joining his old rival Al Gore in making that move. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Howard Brush Dean III, (born November 17 1948 is an American Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Bradley and Gore continued to support Dean's efforts to reform the Democratic party, and helped Dean to become the DNC national chairman after the 2004 election. Bradley's book The New American Story was released on March 27, 2007. The New American Story is a book written by former United States Senator and 2000 presidential hopeful Bill Bradley, and first published on March 27

Interestingly, Bradley is also commended for his strong association in the StoryCorps project, which is aired on NPR's Morning Edition, that collects the stories of everyday Americans for the American Folklife Foundation. StoryCorps is an American Non-profit organization, whose goal is to instruct and inspire people to record one another's stories in (See their 2007 published book, Listening is An Act of Love. )

In January 2008, Bradley announced that he was supporting Barack Obama in that year's presidential primary. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THIS PAGE WITHOUT FIRST DISCUSSING THEM ON THIS ARTICLE'S DISCUSSION PAGE ^[8]

Bradley currently resides in Verona, New Jersey. Verona is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.

Footnotes

See also

• Pete Dawkins

Further reading

• Bradley, Bill The New American Story (Random House, 2007) ISBN 978-1-40006-507-3
• Bradley, Bill The Journey from Here (Artisan, 2000) ISBN 1-57965-165-8
• Bradley, Bill Values of the Game (Artisan, 1998) ISBN 1-57965-116-X
• Bradley, Bill Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir (Diane Pub Co, 1996) ISBN 0-7881-5778-7
• Bradley, Bill Life on the Run (Bantam Books, 1977) ISBN 0-553-11055-1
• McPhee, John A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965) ISBN 0-374-51485-2

External links

• BillBradley.com, Official site
• Bill Bradley's homepage on gather.com
• Bill Bradley at the Basketball Hall of Fame
• The Life of Bill Bradley (washingtonpost.com)
• Bill Bradley's announcement speech.
• Bill Bradley's campaign brochure.
• Bill Bradley "on the issues."
• The Nation on Bill Bradley's campaign.
• Senator Paul Wellstone's endorsement of Bradley.
• Secretary of Labor Robert Reich offers the case for Bill Bradley.

• Bill Bradley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• 1965 Oscar Robertson Trophy USBWA College Player of the Year