Henry Victor Bradford (March 5, 1915 – June 10, 1994) was an

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. As an amateur athlete, Bradford was a blocking back for the

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football team, the Crimson Tide, and played in the 1938 Rose Bowl Game. A multi-sport athlete, he was signed by the New York Giants in 1943. After his poor eyesight was fixed by surgery, his military draft status changed from 3-A to 1-A and he enlisted in the Navy's Aviation Cadet Training Program located on the

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campus."Vic Bradford Statistics and History"
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* 1915 births 1994 deaths American football quarterbacks Major League Baseball outfielders Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players Alabama Crimson Tide football players Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players Baylor Bears baseball coaches Baylor Bears football coaches Kansas Jayhawks baseball coaches Kansas Jayhawks football coaches Kentucky Wildcats football coaches Navy Midshipmen football coaches New York Giants (NL) players United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy officers People from Brownsville, Tennessee Baseball players from Tennessee American men's basketball players {{US-baseball-manager-stub