Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-01
NEGH AT LARGE
Kentucky Coach
Real oskmuster
By MORRIS sIEcEL

CHARLIE BRADSHAW ADMITS he doesn't read many
books but there two which gain his attention fire.
quenty He believes everything he reads in them One
is the Bible and the other is Championship Football"
by Paul Bryant, the Alabama coach.
Football also is BradshaW'S business He goes about
it with dedication and fervor I've never seen equaed
He acknowledged zealot tyrant, unyeding task
master whose only purpose to produce winning teams
at Kentucky which hired him to do the Job last year.
His only hobbies he says, his wife, daughter and
football After spending hours with Bradshaw the other
day am not so sure have listed them in the proper
order.
HE APPEARS TO BE igh-prncpled, tough talking
magazine last year both barbaric and animal-ke It
didn't bother Charlie He demands sef-sacrifice it's
necessary to be rough to make his players tough Bradshaw
is capable.
He lost 4s players from the ssman squad he inherited
at Kentucky last year. This didn't disturb him too much
either They quit Most of them rebeed tactics they
thought ended generations ago at Devils Island Others
went the hill because they really didn't like football"
Bradshaw said
I'VE live in very undsciplined world" the 38-year-
old freeater said land know of game which tests
young mans moral, mental and physical capabilities
than football 1t should be the greatest adventure
of their lives"
Bradshaw here a recruiting mission. The object
Of his affection Jay Calabrese, the talented ST. Johns
fullback.
player" He referred to courage PRIDE intelligence and
blood his image of the complete football player I'VE
teach our young men to play fair We also teach them
to punish the other team That's what wins games for
you In the fourth quarter. You give winning football
player and I'll give you winning student and later
winner in life. That's the whole purpose Of interests:
Preparation for life"
The main reason for the 4S dropouts Bradshaw said
was bad recruiting. There wasn't student in that
lot he continued. mo leadership real devotion no
sef-sacrifice that necessary We didn't weed them
out they weeded themselves out They're still in school
still on their scholarships How they remainp Where
is their prideP"
Today, too many youngsters are recruited who don't
like football enough to make the Furnishing sacrifices the
game demands, he continued "They are morally dis
honest in accepting these scholarships It's the same In
baseball Too many accept the bonus money when down
deep In their hearts they don't like the ball They
shouldn't take the money. The part Of baseball
Just as hard work is part of football"
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BRADSHAW HAS NO use for those who quit his SQUAD
without telling him the reason. He maintains special
respect for those who dropped out admitting their inability
TO cope with his gruelng demands 1T takes courage
to admit TO your shortcomings than II does hang around
q and do sloppy Job" he said.
Just being 6-foot3 and weighing $50 doesn't make
man complete football player any than going to
church makes him a Christian wearing the uniform
makes him Marine" the ex-Marine sergeant with 10
months Of Pacific combat duty behind him declared You
must live It."
So most OF the season. stood off highly favored sU for
~ quarters only TO lose heartbreaker TO "ou fans
appauded effort that day." he said They had been
represented by courage But 1t wasn't enough We didn't
win"
BRADSHAW HAS NOTHING but for institutions
that preach de-emphass why do they want deem
phass2" he asks Because they longer can compete
Let them drop out and play with their equals but they
shouldn't destroy others who are trying to do honest
competent Job"
Immediately after the final game Of the season,
1910 victory Tennessee achieved In the last 10 sec
onds the eight seniors called Bradshaw in his office
Several Of them wept he said II told them we that
game because contributed total sacrifice They real
lied what talking about They realized that they
had let the most wonderful opportunity Of their lives slip
out Of their grasp until that day They weren't winning
e. II believe fellow always suck up courage enough
late In any game TO wn football life. When you over
come tremendous odds great adversties thepand only
then you the complete football player"