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Bill Bradley is known for turning his basketball fame into a political career in the US Senate and as a candidate for the Presidency in 1999.


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Bill Bradley, an athlete turned politician, was a successful forward at Princeton, leading his team to three straight Ivy League titles. Following graduation, he skipped the NBA draft to obtain his MA at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Once he joined the NBA, he led the New York Knicks to two championships in 1970 and 1973. He was elected Senator from New Jersey after basketball.

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