Editing Terry Bradshaw (section)

==College career==
[[File:Terry Bradshaw La Tech 1967.jpg|thumb|left|Bradshaw in 1967 at Louisiana Tech]]
Bradshaw decided to attend [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]],<ref name=":1" /> recruited in part by future Hall of Fame coach [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]]. He has much affinity for his alma mater, and is a member of the [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]] [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]]. Initially, he was second on the depth chart at quarterback behind [[Phil Robertson|Phil "Roxie" Robertson]], who later became famous as the inventor of the [[Duck Commander]] [[duck call]] and television personality on the [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] program ''[[Duck Dynasty]]''.<ref name=hwndch>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dAEtAAAAIBAJ&pg=1273,6184046|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|title=He will never duck challenge|date=November 8, 1983|page=D5}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=lthtbpr>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/23626584/louisiana-tech-honors-terry-bradshaw-phil-robertson-at-tulane-game |work=CBS Sports |last=Patterson |first=Chris |title=Louisiana Tech honored Terry Bradshaw, Phil Robertson Thursday |date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006212913/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/23626584/louisiana-tech-honors-terry-bradshaw-phil-robertson-at-tulane-game |url-status=live }}</ref>

When he arrived at Tech in 1966, Bradshaw caused a media frenzy because of his reputation as a football sensation from nearby Shreveport.<ref name = "Boys Life Nov 1979">{{cite journal | last = Fox | first = Larry | title = Terry Bradshaw, Steel Drivin' Man | journal = Boys' Life | volume = 69 | issue = 11 | pages = 6–10 | publisher = Boy Scouts of America | date = November 1979 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=zosfNeBq2B8C&pg=PA6 | issn = 0006-8608 | access-date = January 2, 2017 | archive-date = June 3, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160603105159/https://books.google.com/books?id=zosfNeBq2B8C&pg=PA6 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=gabe>{{cite web |title="Duck Dynasty's" Phil Robertson Once Gave Terry Bradshaw Starting QB Spot |first=Gabe |last=Zaldivar |date=April 1, 2013 |website=Bleacher Report |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1588651-duck-dynastys-phil-robertson-once-gave-terry-bradshaw-starting-qb-spot |access-date=August 29, 2013 |archive-date=October 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007003841/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1588651-duck-dynastys-phil-robertson-once-gave-terry-bradshaw-starting-qb-spot |url-status=live }}</ref> Robertson was a year ahead of Bradshaw, and was the starter for two seasons in [[1966 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|1966]] and [[1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|1967]], and chose not to play in 1968.<ref name=hprfsaf>{{cite web|url=http://college-football.si.com/2012/03/22/duck-punt-how-phil-robertson-found-stardom-after-giving-up-football/ |work=Sports Illustrated Campus Union |last=Anderson |first=Holly |title=Duck Punt: How Phil Robertson found stardom after giving up football |date=March 22, 2012 |access-date=September 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193118/http://college-football.si.com/2012/03/22/duck-punt-how-phil-robertson-found-stardom-after-giving-up-football/ |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref> As Robertson put it: "I'm going for the ducks, you [Terry] can go for the bucks."<ref name=espn1>{{cite news |first=Doug |last=Williams |title=How Good was Phil Robertson at Football? |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/18740/how-good-was-phil-robertson-at-football |publisher=ESPN |date= February 26, 2013 |access-date=August 30, 2013 |archive-date= August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828142928/http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/18740/how-good-was-phil-robertson-at-football |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 1969, Bradshaw was considered by most professional scouts to be the most outstanding college football player in the nation. As a junior during the 1968 season, he amassed 2,890 total yards, ranking number one in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], and led his team to a 9–2 record and a 33–13 win over [[Akron Zips football|Akron]] in the [[Grantland Rice Bowl|Rice Bowl]]. In his senior season, he gained 2,314 yards, ranking third in the NCAA, and led his team to an 8–2 record. His decrease in production was mainly because his team played only 10 games that year, and he was taken out of several games in the second half because his team had built up huge leads.

Bradshaw graduated owning virtually all Louisiana Tech passing records at the time. In 1970, Bradshaw received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports|access-date=August 30, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215023909/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1984, he was inducted into the inaugural class of the Louisiana Tech sports hall of fame.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/football/terry-bradshaw/?back=inductee | title=LA TECH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME | access-date=January 1, 2017 | website=latechsports.com | archive-date=January 16, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155830/http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/football/terry-bradshaw/?back=inductee | url-status=live }}</ref> Four years later, he was inducted into the state of Louisiana's sports hall of fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bradshaw, LA Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/football/terry-bradshaw/?back=inductee|website=LA Sports Hall of Fame|access-date=January 1, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155830/http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/football/terry-bradshaw/?back=inductee|url-status=live}}</ref>

===College statistics===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="14" style="background:gray; border:2px solid silver; color:white;"| NCAA collegiate career statistics
|-
! colspan="14" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|border=2|color=white}};"| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Record
! colspan="8"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing
|-
! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
|-
! [[1966 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|1966]]
| 1−9 || 11 || 34 || 32.4 || 14 || 0.4 || 0 || 3 || 76.5 || 26 || −74 || −2.8 || 0
|-
! [[1967 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|1967]]
| 3−7 || 78 || 139 || '''56.1''' || 981 || 7.1 || 3 || 10 || 108.1 || 31 || −118 || −3.8 || 0
|-
! [[1968 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|1968]]
| '''9−2''' || '''176''' || '''339''' || 51.9 || '''2,890''' || 8.5 || '''22''' || '''15''' || 136.1 || '''87''' || 97 || 1.1 || 0
|-
! [[1969 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|1969]]
| 8−2 || 136 || 248 || 54.8 || 2,314 || '''9.3''' || 14 || 14 || '''140.6''' || 77 || '''177''' || '''2.2''' || '''11'''
|-
! Totals || 21−20 || 401 || 760 || 52.8 || 6,199 || 8.2 || 39 || 42 || 127.2 || 221 || 75 || 0.3 || 11
|}