A versatile player out of the CSU backfield, Jon Bradford put together historic statistics during the 1974 football season.
Bradford rushed for 1046 yards and 19 touchdowns and was second in the nation in points scored by a single player. The 6-1, 210 pound runner was named to the Pittsburg Courier All-American First Team, NAIA All-American Team, and the NAIA All-District Team. Throughout his record setting season, Bradford caught the winning pass in CSU's upset victory over the University of Dayton and accounted for 32 points in a game against Lane College.
After graduating from CSU with a degree in physical education, Bradford was selected by the New York Jets in the 1975 NFL Draft. Bradford is considered to be one of the first players raised in Harlem to be drafted by an NFL team. He also experienced short stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns.
After his playing days concluded, Bradford worked as a youth counselor, bus driver, trackman for New York City Transit and a union organizer for Transport Workers Union International. Bradford currently serves as the president of TWU Local 226, a position he has held since 1998.
Bradford resides in Englewood, New Jersey with his wife of 42 years, Collete. The Bradford's have three daughters Kim, Shannon and Jonelle; and two grandsons, John and Lincoln.
