Career
As a player, he was an England representative second-row who played for Hull and Bradford Bulls in Super League. Radford made his professional debut for Hull Sharks before moving to Bradford in 1998. Radford played for the Bradford Bulls from the interchange bench in their 2003 Super League Grand Final victory against the Wigan Warriors.
Radford played at second-row forward in the Bulls" 22-4 victory.
He also played for Bradford at loose forward in their 2004 Super League Grand Final loss against the Leeds Rhinos. He played for England again in 2005 against France, and New Zealand.
Radford played for the Bradford Bulls at loose forward in their 2005 Super League Grand Final victory against the Leeds Rhinos. Radford later played for the English Super League side, Hull, who he joined for the start of 2006"s Super League XI. Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against Street Helens RLFC and Radford played at second-row forward in his side"s 4-26 loss.
Radford played for England while at Hull in 2006 against France, Tonga (2 matches), and Samoa.
Lee Radford took part in a boxing match, the Rumble in the Humber, against fellow rugby league player, Stuart Fielden which raised £50,000 for Steve Prescott. He was appointed Hull"s captain for 2007. On 6 October 2011 Lee Radford announced his retirement from the game, to take up a 3-year deal as an assistant coach at Hull F.C.