Career
To his own misfortune, Bradford had to compete against the greatest lifters of all time. At the 1952 Olympics and 1951 World Championships he lost to John Davis, and at the 1959 World Championships and 1960 Olympics to Yury Vlasov. Before 1956 Bradford completed his army service.
Bradford graduated from Armstrong High School in 1946 and from Howard University in 1974.
He then received a master’s degree in library science from Federal City College in 1976, and a master’s degree in management and supervision from a Washington branch of Central Michigan University in 1979. Foreign many years he worked as a bookbinder and researcher at the Library of Congress in Washington.
He also served one term as chapter president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Bradford died of congestive heart failure, aged 84.
