Personal Life
Bradley is the second-oldest of seven children. He graduated from Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, PA in 1974, where he played basketball and football. Tom was a three-year letterman in football and a captain his senior year. His father, Sam, played basketball for the University of Pittsburgh. His older brother Jim was a captain and standout linebacker at Penn State from 1973 to 1974, played for the Cincinnati Bengals, and is the long-time team surgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His younger brother Matt played for the Nittany Lions from 1979 to 1981. Bradley's nephew, Jim Kanuch, also played receiver at Penn State.His two sisters Patty and Cassy were outstanding All-American track athletes at Villanova
Undersized, but tenacious, Bradley was given the nickname "Scrap" by teammate John "Mother" Dunn. In 1978 the Nittany Lions special teams adopted the name, calling themselves the "Scrap Pack." Fans printed t-shirts and bumper stickers honoring them.
On January 31, 2010, Bradley participated in a volunteer Humanitarian aid flight for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The 18-hour flight from Pittsburgh to Port-au-Prince carried physicians and 30,000 pounds (14,000 kg) of supplies into Haiti and returned with a 16-year-old boy with bone cancer for treatment in Pittsburgh. Former Penn State linebacker Shane Conlan was also among the volunteers involved. Bradley also served as the honorary chair of the Special Olympics in 2006 and is a member of the Cambria County Hall of Fame.
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