Bruce Craddock
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Washington, D.C., U.S.
Macomb, Illinois, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 19, 1944 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1990 (aged 46) Macomb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1965 | Northeast Missouri State |
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970–1971 | Northeast Missouri State (OL) |
| 1972–1974 | Vermont (OL) |
| 1975–1978 | Northeast Missouri State (assistant) |
| 1979–1982 | Northeast Missouri State |
| 1983–1989 | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 65–54–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MIAA (1981–1982) GCAC (1988) | |
| Awards | |
| All-MIAA Honorable Mention (1965) 2× MIAA Coach of the Year (1981–1982) Truman State Athletics Hall of Fame (1989) | |
Richard Bruce Craddock (February 19, 1944 – February 22, 1990) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Northeast Missouri State University—now known as Truman State University—in Kirksville, Missouri from 1979 to 1982 and Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois and he from 1983 to 1989, compiling a career college football coaching record of 65–54–1.
Craddock graduated in 1966 from Northeast Missouri State University—now known Truman State University—in Kirksville, Missouri—where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. After serving in the Vietnam War, he began his coaching career at Northeast Missouri State as an assistant coach from 1970 to 1971. He was an assistant coach at the University of Vermont from 1972 to 1974, before returning to Northeast Missouri State in 1975 as an assistant. He was a guest coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1979 to 1982. Craddock was named head football coach at Western Illinois University in 1982.[1]
