Brad Long (actor)

This article is about the actor. For the celebrity chef, see Brad Long.
Brad Long
Personal information
Born (1962-06-14) June 14, 1962 (age 62)
Alma materSouthwestern College (BBA)
Sport
SportBasketball
College teamSouthwestern

Brad Long (born June 14, 1962) is an American motivational speaker, former actor, and former college athlete.[1][2]

Education

Long played college basketball for the Southwestern Moundbuilders. Long graduated from Southwestern College in 1985, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration.[3]

Career

Long is best known for his role in the 1986 film Hoosiers, where he portrayed the character of basketball team captain "Buddy" Walker.[4][5] Long did not pursue a career in acting after Hoosiers, and later became a motivational speaker. Long is also a church deacon.[6] Long was featured in the May 2004 issue of Indianapolis Monthly after it was believed that he had appeared in an erotic B-movie called Exit. It was later discovered that the actor in the film was another Brad Long.

Long has toured the country as a speaker, visiting schools and sports teams. Long has also been featured on The Dan Patrick Show and WROK-AM.[7][8]

Long now works as a sales representative for Jostens.[9][10]

Personal life

Long and his wife, Lisa, reside in Whiteland, Indiana. He has two children, Shelby and Landry.

References

  1. ^ Indianapolis Monthly "Epilogue: No Exit" by Evan West, May 2004
  2. ^ "Brad Long". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  3. ^ Southwestern College[permanent dead link‍] Brad Long
  4. ^ Joyce, Gare (November 18, 2010). ""We got a memo about a movie ..." - Nearly 25 years after its release, "Hoosiers" still resonates". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  5. ^ Flak Magazine Archived 2009-03-31 at the Wayback Machine "Kick Out the Sports!" by Bob Cook
  6. ^ Communications, Emmis (2005). Indianapolis Monthly. Emmis Communications.
  7. ^ "Brad Long clears up mystery surrounding role in Hoosiers - DanPatrick.com". www.danpatrick.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  8. ^ Brad Long from "Hoosiers" talks about playing the part of Buddy, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2020-03-06
  9. ^ Communications, Emmis (May 2004). Indianapolis Monthly. Emmis Communications.
  10. ^ Cook, Bob. "'Hoosiers' Turns 25". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-06.


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