A native of Missouri, Bradley graduated from Princeton University before attending Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He helped the US Olympic basketball team capture the gold medal in 1964 and the New York Knicks win the NBA championship in 1970 and 1973. He was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1982.
From 1979 to 1997, Bradley represented the state of New Jersey in the US Senate, where he focused on tax reform, international trade and race relations. In 2000 he sought the Democratic nomination for President.
Bradley currently serves as a Managing Director at Allen & Company. He is also the author of five books, including the
NY Times best-sellers
Time Present,
Time Past: A Memoir and
Values of the Game.
Bradley recently spoke with
Sports Illustrated about sports, his career in basketball, and
American Voices. You can read the article
here.