Bill Bradley the former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey is a graduate of Princeton University where he excelled in both his studies as well as basketball. He attended school from the fall of 1962 until the spring of '65 and played ferociously on the Princeton Tigers' basketball team. He earned a gold medal as a member of the 1964 Olympic basketball team and was named the NCAA Player of the Year in 1965 after leading Princeton to a third-place finish in the NCAA Tournament. After graduating in '65 he attended Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship thus delaying a decision for two years on whether or not to play in the NBA. But once he made up his mind accolades quickly followed. Though drafted by the New York Knicks as a territorial pick in the 1965 NBA Draft Bradley didn't join the team until December of 1967. In short order with the 6' 5" Bradley playing small forward the Knicks gradually got better until they won their first NBA title in 1969-70. With the 26-year-old Bradley averaging 14.5 points the Knicks well-balanced attack upended the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals four games to three. Just three years later they repeated the feat but this time took just five games to dispose of the Lakers. Bradley averaged 16.1 points per game that season.

Presented here is Bradley's game-worn New York Knicks home jerseys from 1976-77. The front of the jersey shows very vibrant orange tackle twill numbers ("24") outlined in blue along with "NEW YORK" across the middle. The proper Gerry Cosby tagging is present in the back collar and a size "42" Medalist Sand-Knit tag apears on the front tail. His last name "BRADLEY" arches across the back in blue just above his uniform number "24" in orange tackle twill with blue outlining. This classic New York Knicks home jersey shows light to moderate game use. An incredible piece of sports memorabilia from the Hall of Fame basketball career of the man the Madison Square Garden faithful used to call "Dollar Bill" Bradley.

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