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- NAME: Bill Bradley
- OCCUPATION: Basketball Player, U.S. Representative
- BIRTH DATE: July 28, 1943 (Age: 69)
- EDUCATION: Princeton University, Oxford University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Crystal City, Missouri
- Full Name: William Warren Bradley
- ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
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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. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/bill-bradley-9223478. Accessed May 24, 2013.
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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.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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