Tom Bradley (American football coach)

Thomas Mark Bradley (born July 12, 1956) is an American football coach and former collegiate player.

Bradley graduated from Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1974, where he played basketball and football.

He served as lead recruiter for Nittany Lions such as Shane Conlan, Lavar Arrington, Paul Posluszny, Sean Lee, Brandon Short, and Justin King.

Bradley has coached many All-American and all Big Ten standouts including Lavar Arrington, Paul Posluszny, Dan Connor, Devon Still, Shane Conlan, and David Macklin.

Bradley's feelings about coaching at Penn State or another school have been quoted, "there's a lot of loyalty that has been built up over the years.

[8] On November 9, 2011, Bradley was named Penn State's interim head coach after the university's board of trustees fired Paterno.

[9] Bradley spent two years as the football color analyst for CBS Sports before being hired by West Virginia University's Dana Holgorsen as senior associate head coach on February 21, 2014.

[13] His older brother Jim was a captain and standout defensive back at Penn State from 1971 to 1974, played for the Cincinnati Bengals, and is the long-time team orthopedic surgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

[2] Bradley was inducted into the Cambria County Hall of Fame in 1998,[14] and served as the honorary chair of the Special Olympics in 2006.

[15] He was also inducted into the Pittsburgh Athletic Association Hall of Fame in January 2015, where he is one of only four collegiate football coaches to receive this honor.