James W. "Rabbit" Bradshaw was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Fresno State CollegeâÂÂnow known as California State University, FresnoâÂÂfrom 1936 to 1942 and again in 1946, compiling a record of 59âÂÂ18âÂÂ5. Bradshaw played college football at the University of Nevada. He began his coaching career at Galileo High SchoolâÂÂnow known as Galileo Academy of Science and TechnologyâÂÂin San Francisco before moving to Stanford University in 1928 as backfield coach. Bradshaw was considered for the position of head football coach at the University of Oregon in January 1938.
Bradshaw was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1964.