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"Hang In There Like Hair In A Biscuit"
"This is a small book, one that can be read in one sitting. In fact, it's so interesting, so filled with pathos and humor, that few readers will be able to put it down. A portrait of the South." Ken Brooks: Eglin Flyer Editor
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Or: send check or money order for $20.00 ($15.95 plus $4.05 for shipping and handling.)
Brad Bradford 981 Hwy. 98 East Suite 3-410 Destin, Fl. 32541
Book also available at:
Page and Palette 32 So. Section St. Fairhope, Al. 36532 (251) 928-5295
Cold Water Books 101 W. 6th St. Tuscumbia, Al. 35674 (256) 381-2525
UPS Store 981 Hwy. 98 East Destin, Fl. (850) 654-5774
Methel's 2408 Woodward Ave. Muscle Shoals, Al. 35661 (256) 383-5160
Sundog Books 89 Central Square Seaside Fl. (850) 231-5481
Books available as a fundraiser for youth, athletic and church groups.
Brad Bradford: author of "Hang in There Like Hair in a Biscuit"
Head Coach at the University of Hard Knocks
Brad Bradford was raised in the small southern town of Leighton, Alabama and began getting his education in the game of life at an early age. He was able to overcome adversity and a serious eye injury and turn it into an unbelievable inspirational story. He actually sold chicken stew door-to-door out of the trunk of his 1959 Edsel to help pay for his college education at Alabama. His leadership as a head football coach at age 28 was phenomenal. He led his team to 19 wins in two years, in spite of having only 21 players on the team. While serving as the recruiting coordinator at the University of Alabama and later as the running back's coach at the University of Louisville, he was named by the media as one of the “Best Recruiters in the Nation.” In 1995, Brad took over a financial planning firm and grew the company from $1.5 million in volume to over $70 million in less than 7 years. Brad is available to speak to groups of all sizes: corporate groups, athletic teams, youth groups, church groups and banquets. He has given more than 1800 talks through the years. His keynote addresses and after dinner humorous speeches are some of the best. Brad and his Dad were recently inducted into the Colbert County Athletic Hall of Fame. In addition to his numerous speaking engagements, he is an accomplished bluegrass musician. Brad is the president of Bradford Consulting Group and currently resides in Destin, Fl.
Brad Bradford was raised in the small southern town of Leighton, Alabama and began getting his education in the game of life at an early age. He was able to overcome adversity and a serious eye injury and turn it into an unbelievable inspirational story. He actually sold chicken stew door-to-door out of the trunk of his 1959 Edsel to help pay for his college education at Alabama. His leadership as a head football coach at age 28 was phenomenal. He led his team to 19 wins in two years, in spite of having only 21 players on the team. While serving as the recruiting coordinator at the University of Alabama and later as the running back's coach at the University of Louisville, he was named by the media as one of the “Best Recruiters in the Nation.” In 1995, Brad took over a financial planning firm and grew the company from $1.5 million in volume to over $70 million in less than 7 years. Brad is available to speak to groups of all sizes: corporate groups, athletic teams, youth groups, church groups and banquets. He has given more than 1800 talks through the years. His keynote addresses and after dinner humorous speeches are some of the best. Brad and his Dad were recently inducted into the Colbert County Athletic Hall of Fame. In addition to his numerous speaking engagements, he is an accomplished bluegrass musician. Brad is the president of Bradford Consulting Group and currently resides in Destin, Fl.
10 Brief Outtakes From The Book:
1. Our defensive tackle was so poor, he had to go to Kentucky Fried Chicken to lick other people's fingers.
2. Bill Curry never noticed the mistletoe hanging from the back fringe of my coat as I left his office after he fired me.
3. I had our defense more confused than a baby in a topless bar.
4. When the Dad asked me why his son wasn't in the starting lineup, I asked him: "Which part of 'He can't play dead in a cowboy movie' do you not understand"?
5. I asked the recruit who had made 4 on the ACT test: "Do you have an ID?" He replied; "About what?" I knew there was no chance we were gonna lose this one to Harvard.
6. Holding what's left of your right eyeball in your hand would constitute an emergency in most families. Not to Daddy. We had to drive 6 miles back home from the dairy barn to put the milk up first before going to the hospital.
7. Emotion goes out the window on the opening kickoff when a player gets blindsided with a "slobber-knocker" that knocks snot bubbles out of his nose the size of golf balls.
8. Children have not changed. Parents have changed. Kids still want three things from us; our love, our time and our discipline.
9. Wayne and Ricky got caught throwing rotten eggs on Halloween. Wayne started running from our police chief. Ricky was so slow, if he raced a pregnant woman he would finish third.
10. To me, there is NOT enough emphasis put on winning. If I am about to go under the knife for open heart surgery, I want to be assured that the cardiologist cutting on me hates to lose.
A portion of the book proceeds goes to UAB breast cancer research in memory of Barbara Bradford.
Email: coachbradbradford@gmail.com Twitter @coachhardknocks
850-582-0633 981 Hwy. 98 East Suite 3-410 Destin, Fl. 32541
Thanks for visiting. Never ever give up and continue to "Hang In There Like Hair In A Biscuit." Brad
