Brad Long (born June 14, 1962) is an American motivational speaker, former actor, and former college athlete.

Education

Long played college basketball for the Southwestern Moundbuilders. Long graduated from Southwestern College in 1985, where he earned a

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Career

Long is best known for his role in the 1986 film '' Hoosiers,'' where he portrayed the character of basketball team captain "Buddy" Walker. Long did not pursue a career in acting after ''Hoosiers,'' and later became a motivational speaker. Long is also a church deacon. Long was featured in the May 2004 issue of ''

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'' after it was believed that he had appeared in an erotic B-movie called ''Exit.'' It was later discovered that the actor in the film was another Brad Long. Long has toured the country as a speaker, visiting schools and sports teams. Long has also been featured on ''

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'' and WROK-AM. Long now works as a sales representative for

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Personal life

Long and his wife, Lisa, reside in

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. He has two children, Shelby and Landry.

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* Living people Southwestern Moundbuilders men's basketball players American male film actors 20th-century American male actors American men's basketball players 1962 births {{US-film-actor-1960s-stub