Vic Bradford

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Given name: Henry Victor Bradford
Nicknames: None
Primary Pos: Leftfield
Hght/Wght: 6'2" / 190 lbs
Bats/Throws: R / R
Born: Mar 5, 1915 in Brownsville, TN
Died: Jun 10, 1994 in Paris, KY (79 years old)
Debut: May 1, 1943

Henry Victor Bradford (March 5, 1915 – June 10, 1994) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. As an amateur athlete, Bradford was a blocking back for the University of Alabama football team, the Crimson Tide, and played in the 1938 Rose Bowl Game. A multi-sport athlete, he was signed by the New York Giants in 1943. After his poor eyesight was fixed by surgery, his military draft status changed from 3-A to 1-A and he enlisted in the Navy's Aviation Cadet Training Program located on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.