Vic Bradford
Henry Victor Bradford (March 5, 1915 – June 10, 1994) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. As an amateur athlete, Bradford was a blocking back for the University of Alabama football team, the Crimson Tide, and played in the 1938 Rose Bowl Game. A multi-sport athlete, he was signed by the New York Giants in 1943. After his poor eyesight was fixed by surgery, his military draft status changed from 3-A to 1-A and he enlisted in the Navy's Aviation Cadet Training Program located on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.[1][2]
| Vic Bradford | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: March 5, 1915 Brownsville, Tennessee | |||
| Died: June 10, 1994 (aged 79) Paris, Kentucky | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 1, 1943, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 14, 1943, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .200 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1 | ||
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References
- Keene, Anne R. (2018). The Cloudbuster Nine. New York: Sports Publishing. p. 80, 297. ISBN 978-1-68358-207-6. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- "Vic Bradford Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Vic Bradford at Find a Grave
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