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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of a renowned Dallas photographer drew to a |
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close with the passing of James T. Bradley on October 13, 2023, at |
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the age of 101; and |
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WHEREAS, "Brad" Bradley was born to Mabel and Dennis Bradley |
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on July 23, 1922, and he grew up on a cotton farm near Arlington; |
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after studying business at North Texas Agricultural College, he |
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served as a technical sergeant with the U.S. Army Air Corps in |
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Okinawa, Japan, during World War II; in 1946, he exchanged vows with |
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the former Betty Laughead; they shared 64 years together before her |
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death in 2010 and raised two children, Iris and James; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley opened Laughead Photography in |
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Dallas, and in 1948 Mr. Bradley photographed the Cotton Bowl |
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matchup between Southern Methodist and Penn State Universities; |
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that experience began his long-lasting relationship with the bowl |
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game and SMU, and he also worked with college football programs |
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nationwide and at the NFL level; he and his father-in-law, Jim |
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Laughead, traveled together, documenting games and athletes and |
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pioneering the "Huck 'n Buck" posed action shot that became a staple |
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of football photography; over a career of 75-plus years, he |
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captured such college and professional luminaries as Doak Walker, |
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Earl Campbell, Roger Staubach, Dick Butkus, and Joe Montana, and he |
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also produced images for Topps baseball cards; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected, Mr. Bradley was inducted into the |
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Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame, received the SMU Athletics Hall of |
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Fame Legends Award, and garnered the 2023 Governor's Award for |
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Lifetime Achievement by the Lone Star chapter of the Regional EMMY |
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Awards; moreover, he was honored as the 2019 Citizen of the Year in |
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the Park Cities community, where he resided; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his immense talent and his kind and |
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generous nature, "Brad" Bradley chronicled countless events at SMU |
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as well as sports figures and competitions throughout the U.S., and |
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in so doing, he created a rich and compelling visual record that |
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will endure for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of James T. Bradley and extend deepest condolences to the members of |
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his family: to his children, Iris L. Bradley and her husband, Floyd, |
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and James T. "Jimmy" Bradley II; to his granddaughter, Susan |
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Gleiser; to his nieces and nephews; and to all who mourn his |
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passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brad |
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Bradley. |