Definition of bill bradley in English English dictionary
William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born 1943), American Senator and former professional athlete, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2000
in full William Warren Bradley born July 28, 1943, Crystal City, Mo., U.S. U.S. basketball player and politician. Bradley attended Princeton University (1961-65), where, as a playmaker and high-scoring forward 6 ft 5 in. (196 cm) tall, he was named College Player of the Year in 1964-65. In a semifinal game he scored 58 points, an NCAA tournament record. In 1964 he helped the U.S. team win the Olympic gold medal. He studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, then returned to play with the New York Knicks until 1977, helping them win two NBA championships (1970, 1973). As a prominent U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979-97), he sought to raise public awareness of race relations and poverty and was a critic of campaign-financing practices. In 1999-2000 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination