In his first game with the Commodores, Tex was forced to wear civilian shoes until Vanderbilt received its order for cleats big enough to fit his feet.[2] Vanderbilt later played a game against Texas at the Texas State Fair. Vandy would upset the powerful Longhorns eleven 20 to 0. The first score came on a third down at some point near the middle of the second quarter. Texas' Ivan Robertson, with the Commodores' Tom Ryan and Bradford running after him, threw a pass not near a single Longhorn; which was intercepted by Vanderbilt's captain Pink Wade. Wade returned the interception for 65 yards and the touchdown.[3]
To the woe of Commodore fans, on October 10, 1923 Bradford was ruled ineligible on grounds of having already played four years of college athletics.[7] His loss was lamented so near the eve of the Michigan game, for his line work against them was "materially responsible" for the 0 to 0 tie the year before.[7][4]
References
^Dates confirmed via U.S. Social Security Death Index Number: xxx-xx-5920; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951; and Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006
^ ab "Texans Bolster Vandy Eleven". Dallas Morning News. October 2, 1921.
^ "Commodores Defeat Texas Longhorns before Crowded Stadium, 20 to 0". Dallas Morning News. October 23, 1921.
^ ab "Powerful Wolverine Eleven Held To Scoreless Tie By Commodores." Augusta Chronicle 1922 Oct. 15
^Tom Perrin (1987). Football: a college history. p. 113. ISBN9780899502946.
^e. g. "Evans' All-Southern Honor Roll". Miami District Daily News. December 10, 1922.
^ ab"Vandy's Tackle Ruled Ineligible". Times-Picayune. October 11, 1923.
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bradford, cecil, rhodes, bradford, august, 1899, january, 1975, college, football, player, medical, doctor, vanderbilt, commodores, 21positiontackleclass1924majormedicinepersonal, informationborn, 1899, august, 1899mansfield, texasdied, january, 1975, 1975, ag. Cecil Rhodes Tex Bradford August 15 1899 January 27 1975 1 was a college football player and a medical doctor Tex BradfordVanderbilt Commodores No 21PositionTackleClass1924MajorMedicinePersonal informationBorn 1899 08 15 August 15 1899Mansfield TexasDied January 27 1975 1975 01 27 aged 75 Dallas TexasHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight200 lb 91 kg Career historyCollegeTCU 1919 Vanderbilt 1921 1922 Career highlights and awardsSIAA championship 1921 SoCon championship 1922 All Southern 1922 Contents 1 Early years 2 College football 2 1 TCU 2 2 Vanderbilt 2 2 1 1921 2 2 2 1922 3 ReferencesEarly years EditBradford was born on August 15 1899 in Mansfield Texas to James Frederick Bradford and Susan Virginia Hobson College football EditTex was a prominent tackle for the TCU Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University and Dan McGugin s Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1921 to 1922 winning Southern championships both his years there He graduated from Vanderbilt with an M D in 1924 TCU Edit Bradford first played for Texas Christian University making All Texas teams 2 Vanderbilt Edit 1921 Edit In his first game with the Commodores Tex was forced to wear civilian shoes until Vanderbilt received its order for cleats big enough to fit his feet 2 Vanderbilt later played a game against Texas at the Texas State Fair Vandy would upset the powerful Longhorns eleven 20 to 0 The first score came on a third down at some point near the middle of the second quarter Texas Ivan Robertson with the Commodores Tom Ryan and Bradford running after him threw a pass not near a single Longhorn which was intercepted by Vanderbilt s captain Pink Wade Wade returned the interception for 65 yards and the touchdown 3 1922 Edit Tex was a starter for the scoreless tie with the Michigan Wolverines at the dedication of Dudley Field in 1922 His defense that day received praise 4 Thousands of cheering Vanderbilt fans inspired the surge of center Alf Sharp guard Gus Morrow tackle Tex Bradford and end Lynn Bomar who stopped Michigan cold in four attempts 5 He was elected to four All Southern teams in 1922 6 To the woe of Commodore fans on October 10 1923 Bradford was ruled ineligible on grounds of having already played four years of college athletics 7 His loss was lamented so near the eve of the Michigan game for his line work against them was materially responsible for the 0 to 0 tie the year before 7 4 References Edit Dates confirmed via U S Social Security Death Index Number xxx xx 5920 Issue State Tennessee Issue Date Before 1951 and Texas Death Index 1903 2000 database on line Provo UT USA Ancestry com Operations Inc 2006 a b Texans Bolster Vandy Eleven Dallas Morning News October 2 1921 Commodores Defeat Texas Longhorns before Crowded Stadium 20 to 0 Dallas Morning News October 23 1921 a b Powerful Wolverine Eleven Held To Scoreless Tie By Commodores Augusta Chronicle 1922 Oct 15 Tom Perrin 1987 Football a college history p 113 ISBN 9780899502946 e g Evans All Southern Honor Roll Miami District Daily News December 10 1922 a b Vandy s Tackle Ruled Ineligible Times Picayune October 11 1923 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tex Bradford amp oldid 1153514033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
