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Thomas Mark Bradley (born July 12, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. Bradley was the interim head football coach at Pennsylvania State University after Joe Paterno was dismissed after 46 seasons as head coach. Bradley is a graduate of Penn State and played for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1977 to 1978. He served as graduate assistant for the team in 1979, and became a full-time coach on Paterno's staff in 1980.

Coaching career
Serving under then head coach Joe Paterno, Bradley coached the defensive backs, outside linebackers, defensive ends, and special teams. Bradley then became defensive coordinator after Sandusky's retirement in 1999. In addition to his role with the defense at Penn State, Bradley has been a highly successful recruiter for the Nittany Lions. Bradley served as a lead recruiter for Nittany Lions such as Shane Conlan, [Lavar Arrington,Paul Posluszny ,Sean Lee,Brandon Short]], and Justin King. Bradley has coached many All-American and all Big Ten standouts including, LaVar Arrington, Paul Posluszny, Dan Connor, Devon Still, and Shane Conlan,David Macklin.

Bradley and Galen Hall served as "co-head coaches" for part of the 2006 season when Paterno was out with an injury sustained during a game at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Hall remained in his usual place in the press box while Bradley coached from the sidelines.

Bradley remained loyal to Penn State and Paterno, and was widely rumored to be the eventual successor to Paterno. Bradley's feelings about coaching at Penn State or another school have been quoted, "there's a lot of loyalty that has been built up over the years. There's a family atmosphere between the staff, the players, and the community. It's a place that means a lot to my family. I don't want to go be a head coach just to say I've been a head coach. That's never been part of it. If I find something better, I'll go. But I haven't found it. It's that simple."

In January, 2011, Bradley was reported to have been interviewed as a candidate for the head coaching openings at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Connecticut, and Temple University, but Bradley ultimately remained on Penn State's staff for 2011. On November 9, 2011, Bradley was named Penn State's interim head coach after the university's board of trustees fired Paterno. On January 7, 2012, Bradley resigned from the Penn State coaching staff after not being named head coach.

Personal life
Bradley is the second-oldest of seven children. He graduated from Bishop McCort High School in 1974. 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 Cassie were outstanding 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 30000 lb 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.