Bruce Bradley

Myron Bruce Bradley (born January 15, 1947), known as Bruce Bradley, is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in water polo for UCLA, and participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, beginning with the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and later the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he won a bronze team medal in the U.S. Men's water polo team competition. Bradley, an outstanding contributor to the U.S. Olympic team, was the high scorer for the U.S. team in the 1968 Olympics, and with 17 points was the second highest scorer of all the water polo competitors at the 1972 Olympics, second only to the Cuban team's Carlos Sanchez who scored a total of 18..

Bradley was born January 15, 1947 in Los Angeles and attended Millikan High School where he competed in both swimming and Water Polo from 1960-63.

University of California Los Angeles Bradley attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was trained and managed by Head Coach Bob Horn. He played with UCLA's water polo team from 1964-68, graduating in 1968 with a degree in psychology, and later studied for a Master' s Degree at the University. Bradley likely played in the position of driver during his water polo career as a speedy and high scoring player. During his collegiate era, in American Athletic Union sanctioned competition, he was an outdoor All American in water polo in 1968, 1970, 1972, and 1976.

1968-1972 Olympics Bradley participated in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics under Head Coach Art Lambert. The team trained in Colorado Springs to adjust to the higher altitude in Mexico City, and later placed fifth in Olympic competition at the 1968 Olympics. Bradley was the highest point scorer for the U.S. 1968 U.S. Olympic team.

Bradley served as a Water Polo coach and referee for a ten year period and worked as a real estate broker in the Long Beach area.

Honors In 1984, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. Bradley played with the United States Water Polo National Team for eight years, from 1966-78 and was part of the All World Team in 1972. During his collegiate career, he was an All-PAC 8 honoree in selection 1965, 66, and 67.