Chuck Bradley (tight end)

{{Short description|American football player (1950–2022)}}

{{distinguish|Chuck Bradley (offensive tackle)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Chuck Bradley

| image =

| number = 53, 88, 81

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|10|13}}

| birth_place = Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|08|1950|10|13}}

| death_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lbs = 243

| high_school = Atherton (CA) Menlo-Atherton

| college = Oregon

| draftyear = 1973

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 52

| pastteams =

• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1973}})
• Southern California Sun (1974–1975)
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1975}}–{{NFL Year|1977}})
• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1977}})

| pfr = B/BradCh00

}}

Charles John Bradley (October 13, 1950 – October 8, 2022) was an American professional football tight end who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft as a guard and center, but never played for the Dolphins. He was injured during the 1973 preseason and placed on injured reserve and then waived by the Dolphins before the 1974 season.{{cite news|title=All on the Line|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|author=Habib, Hal|date=May 8, 2014|page=C7|accessdate=2020-04-06|via=newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48159640/the-palm-beach-post/}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20503996/the_kokomo_tribune/ | title=It's cutdown day for pros; Saints' head man loses job | work=The Kokomo Tribune | date=August 28, 1973 | agency=Associated Press | accessdate=May 29, 2018 | pages=13}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20504087/the_miami_news/ | title=Dolphin's door slams on Tom Smith | work=The Miami News | date=September 11, 1974 | accessdate=May 29, 2018 | author=Williams, Gene}} He played college football at the University of Oregon and attended Menlo-Atherton High School, in Atherton, California.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/brad01000.html | title=CHUCK BRADLEY | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=April 30, 2015 | archive-date=August 1, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801014612/http://profootballarchives.com/brad01000.html | url-status=dead }} Bradley was also a member of the Southern California Sun of the World Football League.{{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/WFL/Players/B/Bradley.Chuck.htm |title=Chuck Bradley |publisher=nasljerseys.com |accessdate=April 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430205233/http://www.nasljerseys.com/WFL/Players/B/Bradley.Chuck.htm |archivedate=April 30, 2015 }} Bradley died on October 8, 2022, at age 71.{{cite web |title=Charles John "Chuck" Bradley |url=https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/charles-bradley-obituary?id=36927176 |website=Legacy |access-date=3 June 2024}}