- Born
- Birth nameWilliam Warren Bradley
- Nickname
- Dollar Bill
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Bill Bradley is an American politician and former professional basketball player. 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.
He was offered 75 college scholarships, but declined them all to attend Princeton University. He won 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. He spent his entire ten-year professional basketball career playing for the Knicks, winning NBA titles in 1970 and 1973. 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.
In 2008 Bradley was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseErnestine Schlant(January 14, 1974 - present) (1 child)
- Exploring social and political issues
- Number 24 jersey with the New York Knicks
- Captain of Gold Medal-winning U.S. men's basketball team at 1964 Olympic Games.
- Democratic Senator from New Jersey (1979-1997).
- A forward for New York Knicks (1967-1977), he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.
- Member of 1969-1970 and 1972-1973 NBA Champion teams.
- A 1st-team All-American at Princeton in 1964 and 1965, he was the first basketball player to receive the Sullivan Award, given to the nation's best amateur athlete. He was the consensus national player of the year in 1965, and was also named the MVP of the NCAA tournament. He also earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University.
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