Career
He served as the head football coach at Baylor University from 1920 to 1925, at Simmons University—now Hardin–Simmons University—from 1927 to 1929, and at Saint Mary"s University in San Antonio, Texas during the 1930s. Bridges was also the head basketball coach at Baylor from 1920 to 1926, at Simmons from 1927 to 1929, and at Saint Mary"s from 1935 to 1939, tallying a career college basketball mark of 104–135. In addition, he was Baylor"s head baseball coach from 1920 to 1927, amassing a record of 95–73, and the head baseball coach at Saint Mary"s in 1938.
In 1944, Bridges served as the co-head coach with Pete Cawthon and Editor Kubale for the Brooklyn Tigers of the National Football League (NFL).
During his tenure as head football coach at Baylor University, Bridges compiled a 35–18–6 record. His winning percentage of.644 ranks third in school history, behind R. H. Hamilton (786) and Bob Woodruff (645).
From 1927 to 1929, he coached at Hardin–Simmons University where he posted a 16–13–4 record.
