Bill Bradley

**William Warren "Bill" Bradley** (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician, basketball player, and educator. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Bradley was born in Crystal City, Missouri. He studied at Princeton University.

Bradley served as a United States senator of New Jersey. He served as senator from 1979 to 1997.

He ran for President of the United States in 2000. He withdrew from the race. Al Gore would eventually won the Democratic Party ticket.

Bradley married Ernestine Bradley in 1974. Their marriage ended in divorce in 2007. They had one child. He is currently in a relationship with Betty Sue Flowers, former director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

## Infobox (basketball biography)

- **embed**: yes
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 5
- **weight lbs**: 205
- **high school**: Crystal City
(Crystal City, Missouri)
- **college**: Princeton Tigers men's basketball, Princeton (1962–1965)
- **draft year**: 1965
- **draft pick**: NBA territorial pick, Territorial
- **draft team**: New York Knicks
- **career start**: 1965
- **career end**: 1977
- **career position**: Shooting guard / Small forward
- **career number**: 24
- **years1**: 1965–1966
- **team1**: Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, Olimpia Milano
- **years2**: –
- **team2**: New York Knicks
- **highlights**: * 2× List of NBA champions, NBA champion (1970 NBA Finals, 1970, 1973 NBA Finals, 1973)
* List of NBA All-Stars, NBA All-Star ()
* No. 24 New York Knicks#Retired numbers, retired by New York Knicks
* EuroLeague champion (1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1966)
* British Universities and Colleges Sport, BUSF British University champion (1966)
* English National Cup (basketball), ABBA English National champion (1966)
* NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA Final Four MOP (1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 1965)
* Oscar Robertson Trophy, USBWA College Player of the Year (1965)
* Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, AP College Player of the Year (1965)
* Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year, Helms Foundation College Player of the Year (1965)
* 2× Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year, _Sporting News_ Player of the Year (1964, 1965)
* UPI College Basketball Player of the Year, UPI College Player of the Year (1965)
* 2× Consensus first-team NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American (1964 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, 1964, 1965 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, 1965)
* Mr. Basketball USA (1961)
* First-team Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team, _Parade_ All-American (1961)
* Second-team _Parade_ All-American (1960)
- **stat1label**: Point (basketball), Points
- **stat1value**: 9,217 (12.4 ppg)
- **stat2label**: Rebound (basketball), Rebounds
- **stat2value**: 2,354 (3.2 rpg)
- **stat3label**: Assist (basketball), Assists
- **stat3value**: 2,533 (3.4 apg)
- **bbr**: bradlbi01
- **hof player**: bill-bradley
- **cbbaskhof year**: 2006


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Bill Bradley
- **image**: Bill-Bradley-2020.jpg
- **caption**: Bradley in 2020
- **jr/sr**: United States Senator
- **state**: New Jersey
- **term start**: January 3, 1979
- **term end**: January 3, 1997
- **predecessor**: Clifford P. Case
- **successor**: Robert Torricelli
- **birth name**: William Warren Bradley
- **birth place**: Crystal City, Missouri, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **education**: Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
Worcester College, Oxford (Master of Arts, MA)
- **unit**: Reserves