Editing Terry Bradshaw (section)

==Early life==
Bradshaw was born in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], on September 2, 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everts |first=Deb |date=March 3, 2022 |title=Terry Bradshaw bringing memories, music and humor to casino Saturday |url=https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/cattaraugus_county/terry-bradshaw-bringing-memories-music-and-humor-to-casino-saturday/article_793e5a45-8bda-5bc5-8e35-03ea637a6e4f.html |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=Olean Times Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Nelson |first=Murry R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tfTXAQAAQBAJ&dq=terry+bradshaw+new+york+times+born+1948&pg=PA180 |title=American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [4 volumes]: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas |date=May 23, 2013 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-39753-0 |language=en}}</ref> His father, William Marvin "Bill" Bradshaw (1927–2014), a native of [[Sparta, Tennessee]], was a veteran of the [[United States Navy]], a former vice president of manufacturing of the Riley Beaird Company in Shreveport, and a [[Southern Baptist]] layman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=william-bradshaw&pid=169435833&fhid=6175|title=William Bradshaw|work=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|Shreveport Times]], February 2, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220182044/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=william-bradshaw&pid=169435833&fhid=6175|url-status=live}}</ref> His mother, Novis ([[married and maiden names|née]] Gay; 1929–2023),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flwoutdoors.com/article.cfm?id=143245|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126032447/http://www.flwoutdoors.com/article.cfm?id=143245|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 26, 2005|title=FLW Fishing: Articles}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers/20021022bradshaw1022p5.asp | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | first=Gerry | last=Dulac | title=Bradshaw embraced in return to Steelers | date=October 22, 2002 | access-date=March 30, 2009 | archive-date=October 23, 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021023053447/http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers/20021022bradshaw1022p5.asp | url-status=live }}</ref> was one of five children of Clifford and Lula Gay of [[Red River Parish, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rose-neath.com/index.php/act_obituary_details/obituaryId_7186|title=Reginald L. "Reggie" Gay obituary (Bradshaw's maternal uncle)|publisher=rose-neath.com|access-date=April 24, 2013|archive-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234225/http://rose-neath.com/index.php/act_obituary_details/obituaryId_7186|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has an older brother, Gary, and a younger brother, [[Craig Bradshaw (American football)|Craig]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2011 |title=Cooks at Home: Gary Bradshaw |url=https://ediblesarasota.ediblecommunities.com/recipes/cooks-home-gary-bradshaw |website=www.ediblesarasota.ediblecommunities.com |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Steelers' Terry Bradshaw and Houston's Craig Bradshaw: On This Day in NFL History |url=https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/2020/09/steelers-terry-bradshaw-vs-houstons-craig-bradshaw/ |website=www.heavy.com |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref>

In his early childhood, the family lived in [[Camanche, Iowa]], where he set forth the goal to play professional football.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Bryce |date=January 2, 2014 |title=NFL legend Terry Bradshaw remembers his time in Iowa |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/columnists/bryce-miller/2014/01/02/bryce-miller-nfl-legend-terry-bradshaw-remembers-his-time-in-iowa/4288613/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423162208/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/columnists/bryce-miller/2014/01/02/bryce-miller-nfl-legend-terry-bradshaw-remembers-his-time-in-iowa/4288613/ |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=January 23, 2018 |work=Des Moines Register |language=en}}</ref> When he was a teenager, Bradshaw returned with his family to Shreveport.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin_corner/11-02-367.pdf |title=Dan Smith, "Terry Bradshaw" (1989) |publisher=profootballresearchers.org |access-date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021190834/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin_corner/11-02-367.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2013 }}</ref> There, he attended [[Woodlawn High School (Shreveport, Louisiana)|Woodlawn High School]], played under assistant coach [[A. L. Williams (American football)|A. L. Williams]], and led the Knights to the AAA [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association|state championship]] game in 1965,<ref name=":1" /> but lost 12–9 to the [[Sulphur High School (Louisiana)|Sulphur Golden Tornadoes]]. While at Woodlawn, he set a national record for [[Javelin throw|throwing the javelin]] at {{convert|245|ft|m|2}};<ref>[http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/football/terry-bradshaw/ "Terry Bradshaw"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021181057/http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/football/terry-bradshaw/ |date=October 21, 2013 }} Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 1988), retrieved March 21, 2013.</ref> his exploits earned him a spot in the ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' feature ''Faces in the Crowd''.<ref name=sivficr>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1966/04/11/608835/faces-in-the-crowd |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=Faces In The Crowd |date=April 11, 1966 |page=105 |access-date=October 23, 2019 |archive-date=October 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023163926/https://www.si.com/vault/1966/04/11/608835/faces-in-the-crowd |url-status=live }}</ref> Bradshaw's successor as Woodlawn's starting quarterback was another future NFL standout, [[Joe Ferguson]] of the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2021 |title=Exclusive with Former Buffalo Bills Quarterback Joe Ferguson |url=https://steelerstakeaways.com/exclusive-with-former-buffalo-bills-quarterback-joe-ferguson/ |website=www.steelerstakeaways.com |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref> Bradshaw's Steelers defeated Ferguson's Bills in a [[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974 divisional playoff]] game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2020 |title=Terry Bradshaw |url=https://quarterbackproject.wordpress.com/2020/01/16/11-terry-bradshaw/ |website=www.quarterbackproject.wordpress.com |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref>