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Rice University Athletics
Staff Directory
Lanny Bradford
- Title:
- Associate Athletic Director - Sports Medicine & Performance
- Email:
- Phone:
- 348-6363
Lanny Bradford assumed the duties of Associate Athletic Director, Sports Medicine and Performance at Rice on April 8, 2026, bringing nearly 30 years of experience in the field to South Main.
Bradford joined the Owls from Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, AZ, where he was the Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Medicine and Sports Performance. His tenure at NAU follows the legacy of NATA and NAU Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer Mike Nesbitt.
He joined the Lumberjacks from the University of Arizona, where he spent a combined 13 years. He initially joined the Arizona Athletic Department in 2002 and served as the Wildcats' athletic trainer for football, baseball, and swimming & diving through 2006. After leaving Arizona that year, he returned to Tucson in 2013, where he took over as associate athletic trainer and resumed work with the football team. Bradford was promoted to Head Football Athletic Trainer in August 2020 and served in that role until arriving in Flagstaff.
In between his two stints at Arizona, Bradford worked at the University of California, Berkeley from 2006-08 as the Head Football Athletic Trainer, and from 2008-13 at Northwestern University as the athletic trainer with the men's basketball and men's and women's golf teams.
Bradford got his professional start at Purdue University, where he served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer, before moving on to work at Buena Vista University. During his two years at Buena Vista, Bradford handled the primary medical care for men's and women's soccer, women's basketball, wrestling, baseball, and softball.
A native of Hugoton, Kan., Bradford resides in Friendswood with his wife and son.
Universities and Degrees Obtained:
AA – Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kan. – 1995
BS – Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa – 1998 – Exercise and Sport Science/Athletic Training
MS – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. – 2000 – Higher Education Administration
Bradford joined the Owls from Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, AZ, where he was the Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Medicine and Sports Performance. His tenure at NAU follows the legacy of NATA and NAU Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer Mike Nesbitt.
He joined the Lumberjacks from the University of Arizona, where he spent a combined 13 years. He initially joined the Arizona Athletic Department in 2002 and served as the Wildcats' athletic trainer for football, baseball, and swimming & diving through 2006. After leaving Arizona that year, he returned to Tucson in 2013, where he took over as associate athletic trainer and resumed work with the football team. Bradford was promoted to Head Football Athletic Trainer in August 2020 and served in that role until arriving in Flagstaff.
In between his two stints at Arizona, Bradford worked at the University of California, Berkeley from 2006-08 as the Head Football Athletic Trainer, and from 2008-13 at Northwestern University as the athletic trainer with the men's basketball and men's and women's golf teams.
Bradford got his professional start at Purdue University, where he served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer, before moving on to work at Buena Vista University. During his two years at Buena Vista, Bradford handled the primary medical care for men's and women's soccer, women's basketball, wrestling, baseball, and softball.
A native of Hugoton, Kan., Bradford resides in Friendswood with his wife and son.
Universities and Degrees Obtained:
AA – Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kan. – 1995
BS – Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa – 1998 – Exercise and Sport Science/Athletic Training
MS – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. – 2000 – Higher Education Administration
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