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Bradley

Tom Bradley

  • Class
  • Induction
    1996
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball

In his storied tenure as a Dolphin, Tom Bradley collected 432 wins in 12 seasons at the helm of the baseball program from 1979-90. At the time of his induction, he was the winningest coach in JU’s history and had served the longest tenure of any JU baseball coach. He had a career record of 432-291-5 and was second in school history with a .597 winning percentage.

Bradley led the Dolphins to the 1989 NCAA South Regional - its first appearance in the national tournament in 13 years - where the team won its first game back in postseason play. Bradley guided JU to three 40-win seasons and never won less than 30 games in his final nine years as a Dolphin. In fact, 10 of Bradley's 12 squads finished with a winning record.

Along with his other accomplishments, Bradley led the school to its first-ever Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship in 1989. At the time of his induction, his teams held three of the top five single-season batting averages in school history, as well as the top five home run marks. Bradley's 1983 team led the nation with a school-record 110 home runs. After JU, Bradley spent ten seasons (1991-2000) as head coach of the University of Maryland baseball program. He led the Terrapins to 243 wins overall and posted 57 wins in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Additionally, Bradley was a pitcher in MLB from 1969-1975 with the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, and the San Francisco Giants.

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