Editing Terry Bradshaw (section)

==Personal life==
Bradshaw has been married four times. He was first married to Melissa Babish ([[Miss Teenage America]], 1969)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1115637/2/index.htm |title=The Complex World Of Terry Bradshaw |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |first=Ron |last=Fimrite |author-link=Ron Fimrite |date=August 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715200343/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1115637/2/index.htm |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |access-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref> from 1972 to 1973; ice skater [[JoJo Starbuck]] from 1976 to 1983; and family attorney Charla Hopkins from 1983 to 1999, with whom he had two daughters, Erin and Rachel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-16-sp-8734-story.html |title=Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw was... |date=February 16, 1986 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportscasting.com/how-life-after-the-nfl-forced-terry-bradshaw-to-face-both-his-mental-illness-and-learning-disability/ |title=How Life After the NFL Forced Terry Bradshaw to Face Both His Mental Illness and Learning Disability |first=Madilyn |last=Zeegers |date=June 7, 2020 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201021731/https://www.sportscasting.com/how-life-after-the-nfl-forced-terry-bradshaw-to-face-both-his-mental-illness-and-learning-disability/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Erin Bradshaw shows champion Paint and American Quarter Horses and is an honors graduate of the [[University of North Texas]] in [[Denton, Texas]]. Rachel Bradshaw is a graduate of [[Belmont University]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], and appeared in ''[[Nashville (2007 TV series)|Nashville]]'' (2007), a reality television series about young musicians trying to make it in Nashville, and is the widow of former [[Tennessee Titans]] kicker [[Rob Bironas]]. The first three of Bradshaw's marriages have all ended in divorce, a subject he jokes about frequently on his NFL pregame show. Bradshaw was married for the fourth time, on July 8, 2014, to Tammy, his girlfriend of 15 years.<ref>[https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2020/01/29/Terry-Bradshaw-Bradshaw-Bunch-family-E-reality-Kardashians-Steelers/stories/202001290136 "Terry Bradshaw and his family will star in E! reality TV series 'The Bradshaw Bunch'."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205021058/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2020/01/29/Terry-Bradshaw-Bradshaw-Bunch-family-E-reality-Kardashians-Steelers/stories/202001290136 |date=February 5, 2020 }} (January 29, 2020). ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. Retrieved September 24, 2020.</ref>

{{stack|[[File:Terry Bradshaw, Louisiana.jpg|thumb|Bradshaw (age 30) at his [[Quarter Horse]] ranch in [[Louisiana]] (1979).|alt=|303x303px]]}}
After his NFL career ended, Bradshaw disclosed that he had frequently experienced [[anxiety attack]]s after games. The problem worsened in the late 1990s after his third divorce, when he said he "could not bounce back" as he had after the previous divorces or after a bad game. In addition to anxiety attacks, his symptoms included weight loss, frequent crying, and [[insomnia|sleeplessness]]. He was diagnosed with [[clinical depression]]. Since then, he has taken [[Paroxetine|Paxil]] regularly. He chose to speak out about his depression to overcome the stigma associated with it and to urge others to seek help.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-01-30-bradshaw_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |first=John |last=Morgan |title=Terry Bradshaw's winning drive against depression |date=January 30, 2004 |access-date=September 15, 2017 |archive-date=September 12, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050912150616/https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-01-30-bradshaw_x.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

Bradshaw's anxieties about appearing in public, away from the controlled environment of a television studio, led to an unintentional estrangement from the Steelers. When team founder and owner Art Rooney died in 1988, Bradshaw did not attend his funeral. A year later, during his Hall of Fame induction speech, Bradshaw made a point of saluting his late boss and friend, pointing to the sky and saying, "Art Rooney&nbsp;...&nbsp;boy, I tell you, I loved that man."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/terry-bradshaw/enshrinement/ |title=Terry Bradshaw Enshrinement &#124; Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site |website=www.profootballhof.com}}</ref>

Still, Bradshaw never returned to [[Three Rivers Stadium]] for a Steelers game. When the last regular-season game was played there on December 16, 2000, against the [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]], Bradshaw was with the ''Fox NFL Sunday'' crew, doing their pregame show aboard the aircraft carrier {{USS|Harry S. Truman}}, while Fox covered the game live. Bradshaw expressed regret that he could not be there, but later said privately that he did not feel he could face the crowds. Not until September 2002, when fellow Hall of Fame teammate and longtime friend [[Mike Webster]] died, did Bradshaw finally return to Pittsburgh to attend his friend's funeral.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://old.post-gazette.com/localnews/20020928webster0928p4.asp |title=200 offer final tribute to Steelers' Webster |website=old.post-gazette.com |access-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201020445/http://old.post-gazette.com/localnews/20020928webster0928p4.asp |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2002, Bradshaw returned to the Steelers sideline for the first time in 20 years for a Monday night [[2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season#Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts|game between the Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/2002/1021/1449156.html |title=ESPN.com: NFL - Patched up: Bradshaw cheered upon Pittsburgh return |website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> In [[2003 NFL season|2003]], when the Steelers played the 1,000th game in franchise history, Fox covered the game at [[Heinz Field]], and Bradshaw returned to cover the game. In addition to appearing to take his position on the Steelers All-Time Team in [[2007 NFL season|2007]] as part of the team's 75th-anniversary festivities, he also was on the sideline alongside a number of his teammates such as Mean Joe Greene and Franco Harris for the game against the [[Baltimore Ravens]] on November 5.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/sports/football/06nfl.html |title=Roethlisberger's 5 Touchdown Passes Propel the Steelers |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 6, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/mnf-big-ben-clocks-ravens-defense-with-5-td-passes/ |title=MNF &#124; Big Ben clocks Ravens' defense with 5 TD passes |agency=Associated Press |date=November 6, 2007 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Despite those appearances, Bradshaw's appearances at Steelers functions have remained relatively rare compared to his Hall of Fame teammates from his playing days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marczi |first=Matthew |date=April 10, 2020 |title=Terry Bradshaw on Pittsburgh: I Love Going Back To The City |url=https://steelersdepot.com/2020/04/terry-bradshaw-on-pittsburgh-i-love-going-back-to-the-city/ |website=www.steelersdepot.com |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klinger |first=Jacob |date=April 14, 2020 |title=Terry Bradshaw wants to come back to Pittsburgh, also has reasons why he hasn't:report |url=https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/2020/04/terry-bradshaw-wants-to-come-back-to-pittsburgh-also-has-reasons-why-he-hasnt-report.html |website=www.pennlive.com |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:US Navy 040902-N-3019M-011 National Football League (NFL) Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw poses with Sailors during a visit aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73).jpg|thumb|Bradshaw poses with Sailors during a visit aboard the guided missile cruiser {{USS|Port Royal|CG-73|6}}.]]
Politically, Bradshaw is a long-time supporter of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thehill.com/capital-living/20-questions/20860-20-questions-with-mike-ditka-and-terry-bradshaw |title=20 Questions with Mike Ditka and Terry Bradshaw |first=Ashley |last=Perks |date=June 18, 2008 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=January 17, 2012 |archive-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101032145/http://thehill.com/capital-living/20-questions/20860-20-questions-with-mike-ditka-and-terry-bradshaw |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he went on record on ''[[Fox News]]'' as supporting the candidacy of [[Newt Gingrich]] for the Republican presidential nomination.<ref name="foxnewsinsider.com">{{cite web |url=http://insider.foxnews.com/2012/01/04/nfl-analyst-terry-bradshaw-talks-newt-gingrich-tim-tebow-nutrisystem |title=NFL Analyst Terry Bradshaw Talks Newt Gingrich, Tim Tebow & Nutrisystem |date=January 4, 2012 |publisher=Fox News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160417222530/http://insider.foxnews.com/2012/01/04/nfl-analyst-terry-bradshaw-talks-newt-gingrich-tim-tebow-nutrisystem |archive-date=April 17, 2016}}</ref> In the same interview, he also labeled linebacker [[Terrell Suggs]] "an idiot" for making comments critical of [[Denver Broncos]] quarterback [[Tim Tebow]]'s public remarks about his Christian faith, saying Suggs "better be careful; if I were him I'd be on my hands and knees tonight asking for forgiveness because that's totally unacceptable."<ref name="foxnewsinsider.com"/>

Bradshaw has made statements critical of [[President of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]]. During a 2017 episode of ''FOX NFL Sunday'', Bradshaw, while not condoning NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, stated, "if our country stands for anything, folks, it's freedom. People died for that freedom. I'm not sure if our President understands those rights. That every American has the right to speak out also to protest. Believe me, these athletes do love our [this] great country of ours. Personally, I think our President should concentrate on North Korea and healthcare rather than ripping into athletes and the NFL."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Traina |first=Jimmy |title=Terry Bradshaw Says Donald Trump Doesn't Understand What Freedom Means |url=https://www.si.com/media/2017/09/24/donald-trump-nfl-national-anthem-terry-bradshaw |magazine=Sports Illustrated |publisher=ABG-SI LLC. |access-date=January 2, 2022 |date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> After the [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Super Bowl LII Champion Philadelphia Eagles]] White House visit was cancelled due to Trump's anti-anthem protest sentiment, Bradshaw voiced his support for the Philadelphia Eagles, stating that "Trump just needs to go somewhere and enjoy the money he's got."<ref>{{cite web |last=Nathan |first=Alec |title=Terry Bradshaw Supports the Eagles After Donald Trump Nixed White House Visit |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2780416-terry-bradshaw-supports-the-eagles-after-donald-trump-nixed-white-house-visit |website=Bleacher Report |publisher=Bleacher Report, Inc. |access-date=January 2, 2022 |date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Bradshaw appeared on ''[[Fox & Friends]]'' and commented on Donald Trump's planned attendance of a regular-season game between [[2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|the University of Alabama]] and [[2019 LSU Tigers football team|Louisiana State University]], stating that he respects Donald Trump "having the guts to go in there."<ref>{{cite web |last=Musto |first=Julia |title=Terry Bradshaw on Trump attending sporting events: Our political environment is 'ugly' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/terry-bradshaw-president-trump-lsu-alabama-sporting-events |website=Fox News |publisher=FOX News Network, LLC. |access-date=January 2, 2022 |date=November 8, 2019}}</ref>

===Health===
In September 2022, after viewers expressed concern during his appearance on ''Fox NFL Sunday'', Bradshaw revealed he had been treated for [[bladder cancer]] and [[neck cancer]] between 2021 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bates |first=Daniel |date=June 4, 2024 |title=NFL World Reacts To Terry Bradshaw's Scary Personal News |url=https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/nfl-world-reacts-to-terry-bradshaws-scary-personal-news |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=The Spun |publisher=The Arena Group |language=en}}</ref>

===Relationship with Chuck Noll===
While Bradshaw never had any problems with the Rooney family, he had a complicated relationship with Steelers head coach [[Chuck Noll]]. Noll and Bradshaw had an uneasy relationship during his playing days, with Bradshaw stating that he felt that Noll was too hard on him and never liked him, though the two made peace (at least publicly) before Noll's death in 2014.<ref name="Noll">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/terry-bradshaw-says-he-will-never-talk-about-chuck-noll-again/|title=Terry Bradshaw says he will never talk about Chuck Noll again|first=Bryan|last=DeArdo|publisher=[[CBSSports]]|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020032251/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/terry-bradshaw-says-he-will-never-talk-about-chuck-noll-again/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In an interview with [[NFL Films]] in 2016 for an episode of ''[[A Football Life]]'' about Noll, Bradshaw felt that they had too much of a culture clash with their personalities. Bradshaw also stated that Noll belittled him constantly and wanted [[Reinforcement#Positive reinforcement|positive reinforcement]] instead of "being grabbed at".<ref name="Chaz">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut7cMCkIAg4|title=Terry Bradshaw "I Respected Him, but I Didn't Like Him" - Chuck Noll: A Football Life|publisher=NFL Films|date=November 25, 2016|access-date=April 10, 2018|via=[[YouTube]]|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221120304/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut7cMCkIAg4|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same episode, however, former Steelers public relations director Joe Gordon characterized the animosity as "a one-way street," with former teammate Jack Ham adding that Noll "insulated" Bradshaw from certain issues while taking a "rest of us be damned" approach with the other players.<ref name="Chaz"/>

In an archival interview, Noll described his relationship with Bradshaw as "professional" and "business-like" and that his personality needed to conform with the team, adding, "it worked, even if Bradshaw didn't like it."<ref name="Chaz" /> Nonetheless, Bradshaw chose not to attend Noll's funeral despite being in Pittsburgh at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Starkey |first=Joe |date=February 7, 2017 |title=Starkey's Mailbag: Did Terry Bradshaw take a shot at Chuck Noll? |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/joe-starkey/2017/02/07/terry-bradshaw-chuck-noll-bill-belichick-greatest-coach-nfl-history-super-bowl-51/stories/201702070147 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019220011/http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/joe-starkey/2017/02/07/terry-bradshaw-chuck-noll-bill-belichick-greatest-coach-nfl-history-super-bowl-51/stories/201702070147 |archive-date=October 19, 2017 |access-date=April 10, 2018 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]}}</ref>