See from BSF and Speedway Star that he has died . Don't suppose any on here remember him ?? I can recall seeing him ride on a couple of occasions
Having just deleted 2 non visitors there are only 13 of us left Rodders, with just a small handful of regular posters, and looking at his Wikipedia page I doubt that he rings bells with anyone else? Always interesting though to get your recollections:
Dick Bradley (born 28 November 1924 - .......... hasn't caught up yet if he has passed?) is a former English speedway rider.Speedway career - Bradley was a leading speedway rider in the late 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on three occasions in the 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1948-1965, riding for various clubs:
Career history1948-1955 Bristol Bulldogs
1955-1963 Southampton Saints
1964-1965 Newport Wasps
Team honours1962 National League Champion
1961 National Trophy Winner
1949, 1954 National League Division II Champion
1949, 1956 National Trophy (Div 2) Winner
1964 Provincial League KO Cup Winner
World final appearances - Individual World Championship 1951 – United Kingdom London, Wembley Stadium – Reserve - 2pts
1952 – United Kingdom London, Wembley Stadium – 7th – 9pts
- must have been half decent! 1953 – United Kingdom London, Wembley Stadium – 15th – 2pts
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