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Harold Willard Bradley Jr. (October 13, 1929 – April 13, 2021) was an American professional football player and an Italian actor, singer, and visual artist. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1954–1958.
- A Remarkable Man, A Remarkable Life
- Influencing The Fabric of Italian Music
- Following His Creative Muse
- His Roots Influenced His Life, Careers
- A Robust Legacy to Be Proud of
- Four Paintings of Four Faces by Harold Bradley
Few men have captured my attention like Harold Bradley Jr. He was one of those rare individuals courageous enough to follow his creative instincts and dreams wherever they led. He was driven by a fundamental urge to express himself creatively, by a great desire to break down barriers and bring people together through the arts, and by his deep Chris...
Bradley founded Folkstudio in Rome in an art space he shared with a Canadian sculptor. Seeing an opportunity to introduce Italians to Black culture, folk, Jazz, gospel and indigenous music of all types, Bradley transformed the studio into a bohemian music venue. Legends such as Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and Ravi Shankar would come to perform. TIME mag...
Retiring from the NFL after the 1958 season, Bradley headed to Perugia and art school where he met his future wife, Hannalore Zaccharias. Partners until her death in 2014, they shared many passions but also histories of discrimination, prejudice and the Holocaust. Hannalore was a German Jew who lived in hiding throughout World War II. Though interr...
From an early age, art teachers encouraged him to devote his immense talent to making art, but Bradley refused to settle on one form of expression. In a 1965 Ebony magazine profile titled “A Young Man With Worlds to Conquer,” Bradley is quoted as saying, “I sometimes work 18-hour days because I want to do so much.” He felt that writing, singing and...
Speaking with coach Wheeler’s children — Mary and Ted Jr. — their respect and admiration for “Mr. Bradley” resonated through every word they spoke. Ted Jr. described him as regal, a complete man, unbelievably humble. I heard similar sentiment from everyone I interviewed. If it’s possible to have a mentor from beyond the grave, I’ve found one in Har...
Paul Engle, founder of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and friend and mentor to Harold Bradley Jr., wrote this poem as a tribute to four Bradley paintings that are displayed at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. A terrible thing it is to live life hard, Bruise on the beaten muscle, broken bone, But still to stand up under the rich sun And softly say ...
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May 12, 2024 · IOWA CITY — Fear usually gets a bad rap. But for one iconic University of Iowa alum, it might have made him the international Renaissance man he became — the kind of Hawkeye legend lore. “I think...
Harold Bradley Jr. 51BFA. 2021 Achievement Award. Harold Bradley Jr. was a true Renaissance man. Whether it was his illustrious career as a Hawkeye and NFL football player or his time as an actor, artist, and music sensation, Bradley Jr. succeeded in everything he pursued.
Oct 18, 2021 · Harold Bradley Jr. (51BFA) was a true Renaissance man. Whether it was his illustrious career as a Hawkeye and NFL football player or his time as an actor, ar...
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Oct 11, 2021 · Harold Bradley Jr. led a renaissance life: 1950 University of Iowa football MVP, two-time NFL champion with the Cleveland Browns, a promising painter who began winning art prizes in grade school, an actor who appeared in two dozen movies, numerous television shows and plays.
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