James Brady played colleg football at Buffalo and St. Mary's (California). Brady played 12 games for the Hamilton Wildcats in 1948. The Wildcats had just switched from the ORFU to the Big Four which would go on to become the East division of the modern CFL. The Wildcats merged with the Hamilton Tigers to form the Tiger-Cats in 1950.

James T. Brady passed away on August 27, 2008.