Harold Bradley Jr.

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Harold Bradley Jr.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:April 13, 2021(2021-04-13) (aged 91)
Rome, Italy
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Englewood (IL)
College:Iowa
Position:Guard
Undrafted:1951
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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. He later starred in over 25 Italian films as an actor and opened an art and music studio in Rome.[1]

Childhood

Harold Bradley Jr. was born in

Chicago Cardinals in 1928.[3] Like his father before him, Harold Bradley Jr. played football at Englewood High School in Chicago and enrolled at the University of Iowa
after graduation.

University of Iowa

By joining the

African-American father-son combination to play football for the University of Iowa; his father played for the Hawkeyes in 1926. Bradley Jr. was one of five African-Americans to play for the Hawkeye football team in 1950, when the team finished the season with a road game at the University of Miami. Bradley and his four African-American teammates, nicknamed the "Orange Bowl Five", became the first African-Americans to play at the historic Orange Bowl stadium, a contest won by Miami, 14-6.[4]

Bradley capped his Hawkeye football career by being named team MVP of the 1950 Iowa football team.[5] He graduated from Iowa in 1951 with a degree in fine arts.

Professional football

After leaving Iowa, Bradley served for three years in the

NFL championships with the team in 1954 and 1955. He finished his pro football career with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1958.[7]

By playing four seasons of pro football in the 1950s, Bradley joined with his father to complete the first African-American father-son combination to ever play in the

NFL.[6]

Artistic career, television host and movie roles

Bradley earned a scholarship in 1959 to study at the University for Foreigners of Perugia in Italy. He then opened an art studio in Rome named Folkstudio in 1962. During the day, Bradley used the studio to display his paintings while turning it into a jazz club in the evenings.[8] Several prominent musicians, including Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, would go on to perform at Folkstudio.[9]

Bradley also broke into acting in 1960, landing a role the following year in the film

Sette contro tutti (Seven Rebel Gladiators)[11] and George Harris in La capanna dello zio Tom (Uncle Tom's Cabin).[12]

In 1968, Harold Bradley Jr. moved back to the United States after accepting a job as a curator for the Illinois Arts Council, in Chicago. He went on to teach history of education at the

Champaign
schools. Later, he took on a posting at the Illinois State Board of Education, in Springfield, producing instructional and educational television.

During the 18 years he spent commuting between Champaign, Illinois and Springfield, Illinois he produced and hosted three prime-time public-affairs shows – Soul Side , Close-Up [13] for the CBS affiliate and "People Beat" for the NBC affiliate. Race and intercultural issues were the main focus of his interviews.

During the next two decades, Bradley also made occasional appearances in movies and on television.

Bradley visited Italy in 1987 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Folkstudio, and he soon decided to take up permanent residence there. After returning to Italy, Bradley made a few more film appearances, mostly in Italian films but also a small role in the movie Daylight, starring Sylvester Stallone.[14] He also appeared on six albums of spiritual- and folk-inspired music.[8]

Personal life

Harold Bradley Jr. resided in

Rome, Italy
. He and his wife Hannelore have two daughters, Michaela and Lea, and a son, Oliver.

Notes

  1. ^ Reference wrongly refers to the "San Diego Bulldogs" when in reality it is the MCRD San Diego Devil Dogs[6]

Special Collaboration

Lionel Hampton, Pete Seeger, Totò Torquati, Luca Casagrande, Annette Meriweather, Jho Jenkins, Tony Scott, Juliette Gréco, Gianni Morandi, Nanni Loy, Gordon Scott, Pina Cei, Mark Forest, Thomas Fritsch, John Kitzmiller, Alfredo Kraus, Eduardo Sola-Franco, Géza von Radványi, Anthony Quinn, Jack Palance, Elizabeth Taylor

Recognition and Prizes

Working History

Performing Artist

Cinema

Television series

Theater

  • Tango (1966–67)
  • L’avvenimento (1966–67)
  • Shakespeare in Harlem, by Langston Hughes
  • Mister Jazz, by L. Hughes
  • The Dutchman, by LeRoi Jones. Directed by S. Zacharias
  • La Putain Respectuese, by Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Arriva l'uomo del Ghiaccio. Directed by L. Squarzina
  • Il Volpone, by Ben Jonson
  • Purlie. Musical. Directed by G. Romans
  • A Spasso con Daisy (Driving with Miss Daisy). Co-protagonist with Pina Cei
  • Se non ci fosse la Luna. Musical
  • La città di Dio. Directed by M.Prosperi

Discography

  • [4] Mbatha-Opasha's Voices of Glory. (1993). Come On And Praise. Featuring Mbatha-Opasha, Harold Bradley, Annette Meriwether and Jho Jhenkins. (Editore S.P.A.V.)
  • [5] Mbatha-Opasha's Voices of Glory. (1996). Thank you Lord. Featuring Mbatha-Opasha, Harold Bradley, Annette Meriwether and Jho Jhenkins. (Paoline Edizioni). EAN 8019118020246
  • [6] [7] St. John Singers Spirituals-Gospels Chorus. (1998). Black and White Together. Featuring Harold Bradley and Joy Garrison. (ISMA Music Group – Edizioni Musicali).
  • [8] Associazione Eleniana & InterSOS. (2004). Harold Bradley & Sat&B Gospel Choir. Khumba ya my Lord – Together for Darfur / Insieme per Darfur. Vietato Chiudere Gli Occhi / Don't Close Your Eyes. (Edizione Eleniana).
  • [9] Jona's Blues Band. (2010) Back to Life Sifare. Special Guest: Harold Bradley (Edizioni Musicali / Believe Digital).
  • [10] Harold Bradley. (2012). Live al Cafè Latino. (Casa discografica TERRE SOMMERSE).
  • [11] YouTube Playlist: Harold Bradley – Music. Compiled by Oliver Bradley

Television Host

  • [12] Close-Up – WCIA – Channel 3 (CBS) 1969–1975
  • [13] Soul Side WCIA – Channel 3 (CBS) 1970–1975
  • People Beat – WICD – Channel 15 (NBC) 1975–1980

Special TV Appearance

  • [14] Folkstudio: Harold Bradley.
    Claudio Villa
    Notti Romane RAI TV 1965

Publicity

References

  1. ^ Harold Bradley Filmography
  2. ISBN 978-0-97165-091-6
    .
  3. ^ Harold Bradley Sr. Pro Football Reference
  4. ^ African-Americans in Hawkeye Sports, 1895-1961
  5. ^ Hawkeye Football Team MVPs Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-1-58979-652-2
    .
  7. ^ Harold Bradley Jr. Pro Football Reference
  8. ^ a b Biography of Italian Artist Harold Bradley
  9. ISBN 0-81666-100-6
    .
  10. ^ Harold Bradley Italian Filmography Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965)
  12. ^ Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965)
  13. ^ [1] WCIA TV program posters
  14. ^ Daylight (1996)

Bibliography

External links

  • [28] Yahoo Italian Cinema Listing: Harold Bradley
  • [29] The Wild Eye – Italian Cinema Exposed
  • [30] Torre Alfina Festival
  • [31] Rozendaal, Neal. African Americans in Hawkey (University of Iowa) Sports: Harold Bradley Sr., Harold Bradley Jr.
  • [32] University of Iowa newspaper (February 24, 1960) The Daily Iowan. Reference to Harold Bradley. p. 2, bottom right "Good Listening – Today on WSUI"
  • [33] Fan Base. Harold Bradley football statistics
  • [34] Database Football. Harold Bradley Sr. Football roster
  • [35] Database Football. Harold Bradley Jr: Football roster
  • [36] University of Iowa. Harold Bradley
  • [37] University of Iowa. Harold Bradley: Football statistics, University of Iowa
  • [38] University of Iowa. Harold Bradley: Most valuable player roster
  • [39] Pro Football Hall of Fame. Harold Bradley Sr reference
  • [40][permanent dead link] The News Observer. Reference to Harold Bradley
  • [41] Casting Agency, Rome. Reference: Harold Bradley
  • [42] Reference Harold Bradley Sr, father of Harold Bradley, Professional Football Hall of Fame
  • [43] NFL players who served during the Korean War. Harold Bradley
  • [44] NFL. Harold Bradley statistics
  • [45] St John's Singers, Manziana (Rome). Harold Bradley
  • Harold Bradley Jr. at
    IMDb
  • [46] Harold Bradley Facebook page
  • [47] Harold Bradley MySpace
  • [48] SIFARE EDIZIONI MUSICALI
  • [49] Jonas Blues Band
  • [50] Virtual Folkstudio
  • [51] Peplum Blogspot: Harold Bradley – then and now
  • [52] The Annals of Iowa Volume 72 Number 2 Spring 2013, A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF HISTORY , notes, bottom p. 141
  • [53] Bradley - An Artist on Defense, by Dick Jackman, The Daily Iowan, November 8, 1950, full-article, page 6 - http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1950/di1950-11-08.pdf
  • [54] University of Iowa to honor ex-football player Harold Bradley Jr., a giant of creativity, By Jon Darsee, The Des Moines Register, October 7, 2021
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