Editing Terry Bradshaw

{{Short description|American football player and sports analyst (born 1948)}}
{{about|the American football player|the baseball player|Terry Bradshaw (baseball)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Terry Bradshaw
| image       = Terry Bradshaw at Arlington Cemetery.jpg
| caption     = Bradshaw in 2018
| number      = 12
| position    = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1948|9|2}}
| birth_place = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lbs  = 215
| high_school = [[Woodlawn Leadership Academy|Woodlawn]] <br> (Shreveport, Louisiana)
| college     = [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]] (1966–1969)
| draftyear   = 1970
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 1
| pastteams   =
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|1970|1983}})
| highlights  =
* 4× [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl IX|IX]], [[Super Bowl X|X]], [[Super Bowl XIII|XIII]], [[Super Bowl XIV|XIV]])
* 2× [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl XIII|XIII]], [[Super Bowl XIV|XIV]])
* [[NFL Most Valuable Player Award|NFL Most Valuable Player]] (1978)
* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1978 All-Pro Team|1978]])
* 3× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1976 Pro Bowl|1975]], [[1979 Pro Bowl|1978]], [[1980 Pro Bowl|1979]])
* 2× [[List of NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders|NFL passing touchdowns leader]] (1978, 1982)
* [[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]]
* [[Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year|''SI'' Sportsman of the Year]] (1979)
* [[Bert Bell Award]] (1978)
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers#Hall of Honor|Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor]]
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team]]
* First-team [[Little All-America college football team|Little All-American]] ([[1969 Little All-America college football team|1969]])
* [[Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
* [[Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame]]
* [[Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame]]
| statlabel1  = Passing attempts
| statvalue1  = 3,901
| statlabel2  = Passing completions
| statvalue2  = 2,025
| statlabel3  = Completion percentage
| statvalue3  = 51.9%
| statlabel4  = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4  = 212–210
| statlabel5  = Passing yards
| statvalue5  = 27,989
| statlabel6  = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6  = 70.9
| statlabel7  = Rushing yards
| statvalue7  = 2,257
| statlabel8  = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue8  = 32
| pfr         = BradTe00
| HOF         = terry-bradshaw
| CollegeHOF  = 1916 
}}

'''Terry Paxton Bradshaw''' (born September 2, 1948) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 14 seasons with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. Since 1994, he has been a television [[sports analyst]] and co-host of ''[[Fox NFL Sunday]]''. Bradshaw is also an actor and recording artist, having participated in several television shows (mainly as himself) and films, most notably co-starring in the movie ''[[Failure to Launch]]'', and releasing several country music albums. He won four [[Super Bowl]] titles in a six-year period ([[Super Bowl IX|1974]], [[Super Bowl X|1975]], [[Super Bowl XIII|1978]], and [[Super Bowl XIV|1979]]), becoming the first quarterback to win three and four Super Bowls, and led the Steelers to eight [[AFC Central]] championships. He was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989, his first year of eligibility. Bradshaw was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1996.

Bradshaw was known for being a tough competitor and having one of the most powerful arms in NFL history. His physical skills and on-the-field leadership played a major role in the Steelers' dynasty throughout the 1970s. During his career, he passed for more than 300 yards in a game seven times, but three of those performances came in the postseason (two of which were in Super Bowls). In four career Super Bowl appearances, he passed for 932 yards and nine touchdowns, both Super Bowl records at the time of his retirement. In 19 career postseason games, he completed 261 passes for 3,833 yards.

==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>

==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
|}

==NFL career==

===Pittsburgh Steelers===
[[File:TerryBradshawTrainingCamp.jpg|thumb|Bradshaw arriving at Steelers training camp]]
In the [[1970 NFL draft]], Bradshaw was selected as the first overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1970 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1970/draft.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> who got the first pick in the draft after winning a coin flip [[tiebreaker]] with the [[Chicago Bears]] since the teams had identical 1–13 records in [[1969 NFL season|1969]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pierson |first=Don |date=January 8, 2008 |title=Former Bears coach and Halas successor dead at 77 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-080108chicagobearsjimdooley,0,62437.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112132314/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-080108chicagobearsjimdooley,0,62437.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout |archive-date=January 12, 2008 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> Bradshaw was hailed at the time as the consensus number-one pick.

Bradshaw became a starter in his second season after splitting time with [[Terry Hanratty]] in his rookie campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1970 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1970.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> During his first few seasons, the 6'3", 215-pound quarterback was erratic and threw many interceptions (he threw 210 interceptions over the course of his career), and was mocked by the media for his rural roots and perceived lack of intelligence.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19701109&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Blowing Bubbles |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=November 9, 1970 | access-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117040205/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19701109&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live}}</ref>

Bradshaw took several seasons to adjust to the NFL, but he eventually led the Steelers to eight [[AFC Central]] championships and four Super Bowl titles. The Pittsburgh Steelers featured the "[[Steel Curtain]]" defense and a powerful running attack led by [[Franco Harris]] and [[Rocky Bleier]], but Bradshaw's strong arm gave them the threat of the deep pass, helping to loosen opposing defenses. In [[1972 NFL season|1972]], he threw the "[[Immaculate Reception]]" pass to Franco Harris, among the most famous plays in NFL history, to beat the Raiders in the AFC Divisional playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jolly |first=Tom |date=December 22, 2022 |title=The Day Franco Harris Performed a Miracle and Inspired an Army |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/sports/football/franco-harris-immaculate-reception.html |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

Bradshaw temporarily lost the starting job to [[Joe Gilliam]] in 1974, but he took over again during the regular season. In the [[1974 AFC Championship Game]] against the [[Oakland Raiders]], his fourth-quarter touchdown pass to [[Lynn Swann]] proved to be the winning score in a 24–13 victory. In the Steelers' 16–6 [[Super Bowl IX]] victory over the [[Minnesota Vikings]] that followed, Bradshaw completed 9 of 14 passes and his fourth-quarter touchdown pass put the game out of reach and helped take the Steelers to their first Super Bowl victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl IX - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings - January 12th, 1975 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197501120min.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

In [[Super Bowl X]] following the [[1975 NFL season|1975 season]], Bradshaw threw for 209 yards, most of them to Swann, as the Steelers beat the [[Dallas Cowboys]], 21–17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl X - Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - January 18th, 1976 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197601180dal.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> His late-fourth-quarter, 64-yard touchdown pass to Swann, released a split-second before defensive tackle [[Larry Cole]] flattened him, was selected by NFL Films as the "Greatest Throw of All Time".

Neck and wrist injuries in 1976 forced Bradshaw to miss four games. He was sharp in a 40–14 victory over the [[Baltimore Colts]], completing 14 of 18 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns and achieving the highest-possible passer rating of 158.3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts - December 19th, 1976 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197612190clt.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> As of 2022, it is the only playoff game where the visiting quarterback achieved this effort. With this outstanding game, he was not only instrumental in Pittsburgh's blowout win but also potentially—and inadvertently—helped save the lives of scores of people from the impact of a plane crash which took place soon after the game ended as result of the [[butterfly effect]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Section 1: A short film from Dorktown | date=June 25, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcVZZuj_WE |access-date=July 27, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> This is because the Colts were beaten so badly that their fans left much earlier than they would have, with their supporter zone being completely vacated by time of the impact. There were no serious injuries, and the pilot was arrested for violating air safety regulations.<ref name="ergplcr">{{cite news |date=December 20, 1976 |title=Rout was a blessing when plane crashed |page=1B |work=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=UPI |location=(Oregon) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yO5XAAAAIBAJ&pg=4745%2C6047602}}</ref><ref name="mjtdn">{{cite news |date=December 20, 1976 |title=Touch Down |page=13, part 2 |work=Milwaukee Journal |agency=(Washington Star Service) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TggqAAAAIBAJ&pg=6651%2C6901360 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="smplc">{{cite news |date=December 20, 1976 |title=Small plane crashes into stand minutes after 60,000 leave |page=1 |work=Toledo Blade |agency=Associated Press |location=(Ohio) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GS1PAAAAIBAJ&pg=4721%2C5429461}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Baltimore Stadium |url=http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/N6276J-Kroner.htm |work=check-six.com}}</ref> Donald Kroner was the 33-year-old pilot charged with reckless flying, littering, and making a bomb threat against former Baltimore Colts linebacker [[Bill Pellington]]. Pellington owned a bar and restaurant from which Kroner was once ejected for using foul language.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tom |date=November 11, 2013 |title=Plane Crashes Into Memorial Stadium |url=https://ghostsofbaltimore.org/2013/11/11/plane-crashes-into-memorial-stadium/ |access-date=February 19, 2019 |website=Ghosts of Baltimore |language=en-US |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220004342/https://ghostsofbaltimore.org/2013/11/11/plane-crashes-into-memorial-stadium/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The crash is the subject of the 2022 documentary ''Section 1'' by [[Secret Base]]'s [[Jon Bois]] and Alex Rubenstein.<ref>{{Citation |title=Section 1: A short film from Dorktown |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcVZZuj_WE |access-date=February 26, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

However, the Steelers' hopes of a three-peat ended when both of their 1,000-yard rushers (Harris and Bleier) were injured in the win over the Colts, and the Steelers subsequently lost to the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship game, 24–7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders - December 26th, 1976 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197612260rai.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]] asserted that the 1976 Steelers team was the best team that he ever played on, including the four Super Bowl teams of which he was a part.

Bradshaw had his best season in [[1978 NFL season|1978]] when he was named the NFL's [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) by the [[Associated Press]] after a season in which he completed 207 of 368 passes for 2,915 yards and a league-leading 28 touchdown passes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP NFL Most Valuable Player Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-nfl-mvp-award.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Terry Bradshaw 1978 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTe00/gamelog/1978/ |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1978 NFL Passing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/passing.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He was also named [[All-Pro]] and All-AFC that year, despite throwing 20 interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1978 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/allpro.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Before [[Super Bowl XIII]], a Steelers-Cowboys rematch, Cowboys [[linebacker]] [[Thomas Henderson (American football)|Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson]] famously ridiculed Bradshaw by saying, "He couldn't spell 'cat' if you spotted him the 'c' and the 'a'."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mike-tomlin-invokes-hollywood-henderson-to-perfectly-troll-terry-bradshaw/ |title=Mike Tomlin invokes 'Hollywood' Henderson to perfectly troll Terry Bradshaw |date=December 27, 2016 |access-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064331/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mike-tomlin-invokes-hollywood-henderson-to-perfectly-troll-terry-bradshaw/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Bradshaw got his revenge by winning the [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player|Super Bowl MVP award]], completing 17 of 30 passes for a then-record 318 yards and four touchdowns in a 35–31 win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Bradshaw has in later years made light of the ridicule with quips such as "it's football, not rocket science."
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 46 - Terry Bradshaw.jpg|thumb|left|Bradshaw (12), hands the ball off to [[Franco Harris]] during Super Bowl XIV]]
Bradshaw won his second straight Super Bowl MVP award in 1979 in [[Super Bowl XIV]]. He passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns in a 31–19 win over the [[Los Angeles Rams]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XIV - Los Angeles Rams vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - January 20th, 1980 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198001200pit.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Early in the fourth quarter, with Pittsburgh down 19–17, Bradshaw again turned to the long pass to help engineer a victory: a 73-yard touchdown to [[John Stallworth]]. Bradshaw shared ''Sports Illustrated'''s [[Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year|Sportsman of the Year]] award that season with fellow Pittsburgh star [[Willie Stargell]], whose [[1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pirates won the 1979 World Series]].

[[File:1983 Steelers Police - 04 Terry Bradshaw (crop).jpg|thumb|left|Bradshaw playing with the Steelers in 1982]]
After two seasons of missing the playoffs,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1980 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1980.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1981.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Bradshaw played through pain—he needed a cortisone shot before every game because of an elbow injury sustained during training camp—in a strike-shortened [[1982 NFL season]]. He still managed to tie for the most touchdown passes in the league with 17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1982 NFL Passing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1982/passing.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In a 31–28 Wild Card Round loss to the [[San Diego Chargers]], Bradshaw's last postseason game, he completed 28 of 39 passes for 325 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 9th, 1983 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198301090pit.htm |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

After undergoing off-season elbow surgery (using the alias "Thomas Brady", with [[Tom Brady|the actual Brady]] being six years old at the time),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2021/03/03/terry-bradshaw-hospital-1983-tom-brady-alias/|title=Terry Bradshaw Entered a Hospital in 1983 Under the Name 'Tom Brady'|work=[[USA Today]]|date=March 3, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2021|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303151338/https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2021/03/03/terry-bradshaw-hospital-1983-tom-brady-alias/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bradshaw was idle for the first 14 games of the 1983 NFL season. Then on December 10, 1983, against the [[New York Jets]], he felt a pop in his elbow while throwing his final pass, a 10-yard touchdown to [[Calvin Sweeney]] in the second quarter of the Steelers' 34–7 win. Bradshaw later left the game and never played again. The two touchdowns Bradshaw threw in what was the final NFL game played at [[Shea Stadium]] (and the last NFL game played in New York City proper to date) allowed him to finish his career with two more touchdowns (212) than interceptions (210).

Bradshaw's retirement came as a surprise to some,<ref name="Retirement" /> and in hindsight unplanned on the Steelers' part.<ref name="30for30">{{cite episode |title=Elway to Marino |series=30 for 30 |network=ESPN |airdate=April 23, 2013 |season=2}}</ref> Before Bradshaw's elbow problems came about, the team chose to pass on [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pitt]] quarterback [[Dan Marino]] in the [[1983 NFL draft]] as an heir successor to Bradshaw due in part to head coach [[Chuck Noll]] wanting to rebuild on defense, and according to [[Bill Hillgrove]], the [[Rooney family]] not wanting Marino to face a lot of pressure in his hometown and needing to experience life outside of [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]], where Marino grew up and Pitt is located.<ref name="30for30" /> The player the Steelers drafted instead ([[Gabriel Rivera]]) played only six games before becoming a [[quadriplegic]] following a drunk-driving crash, and Marino's subsequent success with the [[Miami Dolphins]] prompted [[Art Rooney]] to remind his sons daily until his death that the team "should've drafted Marino."<ref name="30for30" /> The decision also set the franchise back at quarterback; while the team eventually returned to being a Super Bowl contender after their rebuilding period during the mid-1980s, they did not have a consistent quarterback until [[Ben Roethlisberger]] arrived in 2004.

Although the Steelers have not officially retired Bradshaw's number 12, they have not reissued it since his retirement.<ref>{{cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 12 For Pittsburgh Steelers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi?number=12&team=pit |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |access-date=June 6, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==After football==
[[File:Pro Football Hall of Fame (27034551619).jpg|thumb|Bradshaw's uniform exhibited at the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]]]
Bradshaw was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |last1=L.A. TIMES ARCHIVES |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductions : Bradshaw Won't Let a Controversy Spoil 'Greatest Day of Life' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-06-sp-391-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 4, 2022 |date=August 6, 1989}}</ref>

In July 1997, Bradshaw served as the presenter when [[Mike Webster]], his center on the Steelers' Super Bowl XIII and XIV title teams, was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].

In 2006, despite the Steelers being one of the teams playing in the game, Bradshaw did not attend a pregame celebration for past Super Bowl MVPs during [[Super Bowl XL]] in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]. According to reports, Bradshaw (along with three-time MVP and close friend [[Joe Montana]]) requested a US$100,000 guarantee for his appearance in the Super Bowl MVP Parade, and associated appearances. The NFL could not guarantee that they would make that much, so refused. A representative for Bradshaw has since denied this report. After an appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' (February 6, 2006), Bradshaw stated that the reason why he did not attend the MVP parade was that he was spending time with family, that he hates the crowds and the Super Bowl media circus, and also that the only way he would attend a Super Bowl is when Fox is broadcasting the game ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] broadcast Super Bowl XL, which is that network's last such game to date), though Bradshaw attended several press conferences in Detroit days earlier. Bradshaw also stated that money was not an issue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 6, 2006 |title=Montana, Bradshaw deny missing ceremony over $$ |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs05/news/story?id=2321024 |website=www.espn.com |access-date=April 16, 2025}}</ref>

In April 2006, Bradshaw donated his four Super Bowl rings, College Football Hall of Fame ring, Pro Football Hall of Fame ring, Hall of Fame bust, four miniature replica Super Bowl trophies, a helmet, and jersey from one of his Super Bowl victories to his alma mater, Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bradshaw keeps memories, gives rings to alma mater|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2404158|work=ESPN.com|date=April 10, 2006|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref>

On November 5, 2007, during a nationally televised ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game, Bradshaw joined former teammates including Franco Harris and [[Joe Greene]] to accept their position on the Steelers' 75th Anniversary All-Time Team.

===Broadcasting career===
[[File:Jared Goff.png|thumb|Bradshaw interviews [[Jared Goff]] after the [[2018 NFC Championship Game]].]]
Bradshaw retired from football on July 24, 1984,<ref name="Retirement">{{cite news|url=http://cover32.com/2016/07/05/day-terry-bradshaw-retired-steelers/|title=The day Terry Bradshaw retired from the Steelers|date=July 5, 2016|publisher=Cover32|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827132451/http://cover32.com/2016/07/05/day-terry-bradshaw-retired-steelers/|archive-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and quickly signed a television contract with [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] to become an NFL game analyst in [[1984 NFL season|1984]], where he and play-by-play announcer [[Verne Lundquist]] had the top-[[Nielsen ratings|rated]] programs. Prior to his full-time work for them, he served as a guest commentator for [[CBS Sports]]' NFC postseason broadcasts from [[1980 NFL season|1980]]–[[1982 NFL season|82]].

Bradshaw was promoted into television studio analyst for ''[[The NFL Today]]'' in [[1990 NFL season|1990]] (which he hosted with [[Greg Gumbel]] through the [[1993 NFL season|1993 season]]). In 1994, with the Fox network establishing its sports division with their purchase of NFL TV rights, Bradshaw joined ''Fox NFL Sunday'', where he normally acts as a [[foil (literature)|comic foil]] to his co-hosts. On ''Fox NFL Sunday'', he hosts two semiregular features, ''Ten Yards with TB'', where he fires random questions at an NFL professional, and ''The Terry Awards'', an annual comedic award show about the NFL season. As a cross-promotional stunt, he also hosted two consecutive ''Digi-Bowl'' specials in 2001 and 2002 on [[Fox Kids]], providing commentary from the ''NFL on Fox'' studio in-between episodes of ''[[Digimon: Digital Monsters]]''; the 2002 special was the final one as the Fox Kids block ended the same year. He appeared on the first broadcast of ''[[NASCAR on FOX]]'', where he took a ride with [[Dale Earnhardt]] at [[Daytona International Speedway]] the night before Earnhardt was [[Death of Dale Earnhardt|killed in a last-lap crash]] in the [[2001 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]]. Bradshaw also waved the [[Racing flags#Green flag|green flag]] at the start of the ill-fated race.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/earnhardt-nation-excerpt--dale-earnhardt-s-last-daytona-days-044203107.html | title=EARNHARDT NATION excerpt: Dale Earnhardt's last Daytona days | date=February 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref>https://youtube.com/eQEI62mHScA?si=h_kXqz1jSm2ki0ws{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Bradshaw has the reputation of being the "ol' redneck", but in former co-host and NFL coach [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]]'s words, the act is a "schtick".<ref name="Five Questions With Jimmy Johnson">{{Cite web|url=http://dailytailgate.com/issues/47-DT-Jimmy-Johnson-QA-In-Case-You-Misse|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022003654/http://dailytailgate.com/issues/47-DT-Jimmy-Johnson-QA-In-Case-You-Misse|url-status=dead|title=Five Questions With Jimmy Johnson|archivedate=October 22, 2009}}</ref> According to Johnson, Bradshaw deflects such criticism by stating that "he's so dumb that he has to have somebody else fly his private plane."<ref name="Five Questions With Jimmy Johnson"/>

Bradshaw has also garnered the reputation for criticizing players and teams.<ref name="Treadway">{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/ann-mara-terry-bradshaw-giants-locker-room_n_1223765.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Daniel | last=Treadway | title=Wife Of Late Giants Owner Yells At Terry Bradshaw | date=January 23, 2012 | access-date=May 29, 2012 | archive-date=April 20, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420012020/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/ann-mara-terry-bradshaw-giants-locker-room_n_1223765.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Following [[Super Bowl XLVI]] he was confronted by Ann Mara, wife of the late [[Wellington Mara]], and "heckled" for not picking the Giants to win on ''Fox NFL Sunday''.<ref name="Treadway"/>

For his work in broadcasting, Bradshaw has won three [[Sports Emmy Awards]] as a [[Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio and Sports Event Analyst|studio analyst]].

===Business career===
[[File:Bradshaw- USO 2020 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Bradshaw at a [[United Service Organizations|USO]] event in 2020.]]
During the early part of his career with the Steelers, Bradshaw was a [[Automobile salesperson|used-car salesman]] during the off season to supplement his income, as this was still during the days when most NFL players did not make enough money to focus solely on football.<ref>''NFL on Fox'', [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], August 19, 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DeCamp |first=Scott |date=July 16, 2010 |title=NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw forever the entertainer |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/kalamazoo/2010/07/scott_decamp_column_nfl_hall_o.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813232230/https://www.mlive.com/sports/kalamazoo/2010/07/scott_decamp_column_nfl_hall_o.html |archive-date=August 13, 2020 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=mlive.com |language=en}}</ref>

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Bradshaw sold peanut butter with his name and image on the label.<ref>{{cite news |title=Terry Bradshaw peanut butter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-terry-bradshaw-pe/44866745/?locale=en-CA |access-date=June 6, 2024 |work=[[The Shreveport Journal]] |date=May 30, 1980 |pages=39 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |type=clipping}}</ref> Commercials were run on television in the Shreveport market.

Bradshaw has also written or co-written five books and recorded six albums of [[country/western]] and [[gospel music]]. His cover of "[[I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry]]" hit the top 20 on ''Billboard's'' country chart (and number 91 on the Hot 100) in 1976; two other tunes ("The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me" and "Until You") also made the country charts.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=58|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>

In 2001, Bradshaw entered the world of [[NASCAR]] by joining with HighLine Performance Group racing team to form [[FitzBradshaw Racing]]. He also is the spokesman for [[Jani-King|Jani-King international, Inc.]] Bradshaw ended his ownership in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pockrass |first=Bob |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-01-31/super-bowl-2013-nfl-dan-marino-randy-moss-brett-favre-troy-aikman-joe-gibbs |title=NFL and NASCAR: Former NFL stars who dabbled in stock-car racing |work=[[Sporting News]] |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522121301/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-01-31/super-bowl-2013-nfl-dan-marino-randy-moss-brett-favre-troy-aikman-joe-gibbs |archive-date=May 22, 2013 }}</ref>

Among U.S. consumers, Bradshaw remains one of pro football's most popular retired players. As of September 2007, Bradshaw was the top-ranked former pro football player in the [[Davie-Brown Index]], which surveys consumers to determine a celebrity's appeal and trust levels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themarketingarm.com/media/index.php?ID=117|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017162801/http://themarketingarm.com/media/index.php?ID=117|url-status=dead|title=Marketing and Promotions News and Articles<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=October 17, 2007}}</ref>

In early 2020, Bradshaw launched Terry Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a collaboration with Silver Screen Bottling Company. The bourbon boasts 51.9 percent ABV (103.8 proof) which is Bradshaw's passing percentage. The bourbon is produced by Green River Distilling Company in Owensboro, Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bluemillion |date=January 31, 2020 |title=Terry Bradshaw Scores with the Debut of Terry Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey |url=https://bradshawbourbon.com/terry-bradshaw-scores-with-the-debut-of-terry-bradshaw-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey/ |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=Bradshaw Bourbon |language=en-US}}</ref>

==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>

==Television and film career==
[[File:Terry Bradshaw Meet and Greet ASI Chicago show 071521-7 (51321819538).jpg|thumb|Bradshaw during the ASI Chicago show meet and greet in July 2021]]
Bradshaw has appeared in numerous television commercials. The most recent was the series of live ads for [[Tide (brand)|Tide]] detergent along with his Fox Sports co-host [[Curt Menefee]], where Bradshaw shows up with a shirt stain on what appeared to be live TV from the Fox broadcast booth at Super Bowl LI and then washes it with Tide at the house of [[Jeffrey Tambor]]. The teasers leading up to the Super Bowl showed Tambor initially taking his shirts to [[Rob Gronkowski]]'s dry cleaners, only to see the sleeves get ripped out. Near the end of the Super Bowl, Menefee spills coffee on his shirt, but Tambor, who is watching on TV, refuses to help out.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pollack |first=Judann |date=February 6, 2017 |title=The Big Spill: How Tide Pulled Off its Super Bowl Surprise |url=http://adage.com/article/special-report-super-bowl/tide-pulled-super-bowl-surprise/307852/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208154537/http://adage.com/article/special-report-super-bowl/tide-pulled-super-bowl-surprise/307852/ |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |access-date=February 8, 2017 |website=Ad Age}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Super Bowl Ad: Tide |url=https://www.wsj.com/video/super-bowl-ad-tide/95923D8C-1270-4CAE-A921-A0825A10902E.html |website=www.wsj.com |access-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423162143/https://www.wsj.com/video/super-bowl-ad-tide/95923D8C-1270-4CAE-A921-A0825A10902E.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bradshaw has had cameo appearances in many shows as himself, including ''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]'', ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'', ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''[[Modern Family]]'', ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', and ''[[The League]]''. He also appeared on ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' with [[Howie Long]] as the trashy coach of a women's ice hockey team. He hosted a short-lived television series in 1997 called ''Home Team with Terry Bradshaw''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=November 10, 1997 |title='Home Team' on sidelines |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/home-team-on-sidelines-1152/ |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In addition to his television work, Bradshaw has appeared in several movies, including a part in the 1978 film ''[[Hooper (film)|Hooper]]'', which starred [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Jan-Michael Vincent]], and [[Sally Field]], and made an appearance in the 1981 film ''[[The Cannonball Run]]''. In 1980, he had a cameo in ''[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]'', which starred Burt Reynolds, [[Jerry Reed]], and Sally Field. He made a guest appearance in ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]'' in 1994, playing Colonel Forrest March, a rogue U.S. Army officer who gave orders to his squad (played by NFL players [[Ken Norton (American football player)|Ken Norton Jr.]], [[Carl Banks]], and [[Jim Harbaugh]]) in a huddle using football diagrams.

Bradshaw appeared on [[Jeff Foxworthy]]'s short-lived sitcom ''[[The Jeff Foxworthy Show]]'' as a motivational speaker for people needing to change their lives. [[Bill Engvall]]'s character is affected by Bradshaw's rantings about witchcraft and voodoo in his pregame warm-ups.

On October 11, 2001, Bradshaw received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], the first NFL player to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/terry-bradshaw/contributor/205079|title=Yahoo TV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928205835/http://tv.yahoo.com/terry-bradshaw/contributor/205079|archive-date=September 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.circle12.com/terrybradshaw.html|title=circle12.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215021659/http://www.circle12.com/terrybradshaw.html|archive-date=February 15, 2008}}</ref>

In 2006, Bradshaw returned to the silver screen in the motion picture ''[[Failure to Launch]]''. He and [[Kathy Bates]] played the parents of [[Matthew McConaughey]]'s character. In one notable scene, he appeared nude, which his own daughters (who were teenagers at the time) did not even know about until they saw the movie's premiere with their grandmother and were half-heartedly warned by Bradshaw just moments before the scene.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=rOqjvTz_S8Q |title=A Football Life: Terry Bradshaw - Youtube |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423162145/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&feature=youtu.be&v=rOqjvTz_S8Q |url-status=live }}</ref>

He is also a devout Christian and wrote the book ''Terry Bradshaw: Man of Steel'' with broadcaster [[Dave Diles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://s-usih.org/2014/01/are-you-ready-for-some-football.html |title=Are You Ready for Some Football |access-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419071433/http://s-usih.org/2014/01/are-you-ready-for-some-football.html |archive-date=April 19, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 2010, Bradshaw has been hosting television shows produced by [[United States Media Television]].

In 2017, Bradshaw appeared as himself in the comedy film ''[[Father Figures]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen |first=Nick |date=December 22, 2017 |title=Father Figures |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/father-figures-2017 |website=www.rogerebert.com |access-date=March 6, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2016 and 2018, Bradshaw had a leading role in the NBC reality-travel series ''[[Better Late Than Never (TV series)|Better Late Than Never]]'', where he travels around the world with [[William Shatner]], [[Henry Winkler]], [[George Foreman]], and [[Jeff Dye]]. In 2017, he had a supporting role as a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy film ''[[Father Figures]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=J.K. Simmons, Terry Bradshaw Join Ed Helms-Owen Wilson Comedy 'Bastards'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jk-simmons-terry-bradshaw-bastards-ed-helms-owen-wilson-1201569721/|access-date=October 13, 2015|work=variety.com|date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233518/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jk-simmons-terry-bradshaw-bastards-ed-helms-owen-wilson-1201569721/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 16, 2019, Bradshaw competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 1|season one]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Deer".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Dave |date=January 17, 2019 |title=The Masked Singer Unmasks the Deer — and It's Exactly Who You Thought It Was |url=https://people.com/tv/the-masked-singer-unmasks-the-deer/ |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=People |language=en}}</ref>

On October 12, 2019, he and his family - wife and three daughters - competed in ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]'' against [[Adam Rippon]]'s team. They went on to go to the final round but failed to get to 200 points.

On January 2, 2020, he was on the season-eight premiere of ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Daniel S. |date=January 2, 2020 |title='Last Man Standing': Terry Bradshaw Makes Cameo in Hilarious Season Premiere Opening Moment |url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/last-man-standing-terry-bradshaw-makes-cameo-season-premiere-opening/ |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=PopCulture.com |language=en}}</ref>

On September 17, 2020, Bradshaw and his family premiered their new E! reality show ''[[The Bradshaw Bunch]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=January 29, 2020 |title=Terry Bradshaw lands 'The Bradshaw Bunch' reality show on E! |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/terry-bradshaw-the-bradshaw-bunch-comedic-reality-series-e-1202845244/ |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#ffff00; width:3em;"|
| AP [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]]
|-
| style="background:#f4c842; width:3em;"|
| [[Super Bowl MVP]]
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#e0cef2; width:3em;"|
| NFL record
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"|'''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="9"| Passing
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="2"| Sacked
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starting quarterback}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions thrown}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}} !! {{abbr|SckY|Yards lost due to sacks}}
|-
! [[1970 NFL season|1970]] !! [[1970 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 13 || 8 || 3−5 || 83 || 218 || 38.1 || 1,410 || 6.5 || '''87''' || 6 || style="background:#cfecec;"|24 || 30.4 || 32 || 233 || '''7.3''' || 22 || 1 || 25 || 242 || 3
|-
! [[1971 NFL season|1971]] !! [[1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 14 || 13 || 5−8 || 203 || 373 || 54.4 || 2,259 || 6.1  || 49 || 13 || 22 || 59.7 || 53 || 247 || 4.7 || '''39''' || 5 || '''33''' || 287 || 7
|-
! [[1972 NFL season|1972]] !! [[1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 14 || 14 || 11−3 || 147 || 308 || 47.7 || 1,887 || 6.1 || 78 || 12 || 12 || 64.1 || '''58''' || '''346''' || 6.0 || 20 || '''7''' || 29 || 237 || 4
|-
! [[1973 NFL season|1973]] !! [[1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 10 || 9 || 8−1 || 89 || 180 || 49.4 || 1,183 || 6.6 || 67 || 10 || 15 || 54.5 || 34 || 145 || 4.3 || 21 || 3 || 24 || 186 || 3
|-
! [[1974 NFL season|1974]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 8 || 7 || 5−2 || 67 || 148 || 45.3 || 785 || 5.3 || 56 || 7 || 8 || 55.2 || 34 || 224 || 6.6 || 34 || 2 || 10 || 104 || 1
|-
! [[1975 NFL season|1975]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 14 || 14 || 12−2 || 165 || 286 || 57.7 || 2,055 || 7.2 || 59 || 18 || 9 || 88.0 || 35 || 210 || 6.0 || 27 || 3 || 31 || '''290''' || 6
|-
! [[1976 NFL season|1976]] !! [[1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 10 || 8 || 4−4 || 92 || 192 || 47.9 || 1,177 || 6.1 || 50 || 10 || 9 || 65.4 || 31 || 219 || 7.1 || 17 || 3 || 16 || 164 || 7
|-
! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 14 || 14 || 9−5 || 162 || 314 || 51.6 || 2,523 || style="background:#cfecec;"|8.0 || 65T || 17 || 19 || 71.4 || 31 || 171 || 5.5 || 26 || 3 || 26 || 235 || 10
|-
! style="background:#ffff00;"|[[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 16 || 16 || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''14−2''' || 207 || 368 || 56.3 || 2,915 || style="background:#cfecec;"|7.9 || 70 || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''28''' || 20 || 84.7 || 32 || 93 || 2.9 || 17 || 1 || 21 || 222 || 8
|-
! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 16 || 16 || 12−4 || '''259''' || '''472''' || 54.9 || '''3,724''' || 7.9 || 65T || 26 || '''25''' || 77.0 || 21 || 83 || 4.0 || 28 || 0 || 24 || 196 || 10
|-
! [[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! [[1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 15 || 15 || 9−6 || 218 || 424 || 51.4 || 3,339 || 7.9 || 68T || 24 || 22 || 75.0 || 36 || 111 || 3.1 || 18 || 2 || '''33''' || 245 || '''13'''
|-
! [[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 14 || 14 || 8−6 || 201 || 370 || 54.3 || 2,887 || 7.8 || '''90T''' || 22 || 14 || 83.9 || 38 || 162 || 4.3 || 16 || 2 || 17 || 155 || 7
|-
! [[1982 NFL season|1982]] !! [[1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 9 || 9 || 6−3 || 127 || 240 || 52.9 || 1,768 || 7.4 || 74T || style="background:#cfecec;"| 17 || 11 || 81.4 || 8 || 10 || 1.3 || 6 || 0 || 18 || 131 || 5
|-
! [[1983 NFL season|1983]] !! [[1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 1 || 1 || 1−0 || 5 || 8 || '''62.5''' || 77 || '''9.6''' || 24 || 2 || 0 || '''133.9''' || 1 || 3 || 3.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTe00.htm Career] !! 168 !! 158 !! 107−51 !! 2,025 !! 3,901 !! 51.9 !! 27,989 !! 7.2 !! 90T !! 212 !! 210 !! 70.9 !! 444 !! 2,257 !! 5.1 !! 39 !! 32 !! 307 !! 2,694 !! 84
|}

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="9"| Passing
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="2"| Sacked
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starting quarterback}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions thrown}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}} !! {{abbr|SckY|Yards lost due to sacks}}
|-
! [[1972–73 NFL playoffs|1972]] !! [[1972 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 2 || 2 || 1–1 || 16 || 35 || 45.7 || 255 || 7.3 || 60 || 2 || 3 || 53.9 || 4 || 24 || 6.0 || 12 || 0 || 4 || 40 || 1
|-
! [[1973–74 NFL playoffs|1973]] !! [[1973 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 12 || 25 || 48.0 || 167 || 6.7 || 26 || 2 || 3 || 57.0 || 3 || 9 || 3.0 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 0
|-
! [[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1974 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 3 || 3 || '''3–0''' || 29 || 50 || 58.0 || 394 || 7.9 || 35 || 3 || 1 || 94.9 || '''14''' || '''82''' || 5.9 || 18 || 0 || 2 || 12 || 1
|-
! [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1975 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 3 || 3 || '''3–0''' || 32 || 57 || 56.1 || 527 || 9.2 || 64 || 3 || '''5''' || 68.4 || 9 || 60 || 6.7 || 16 || '''1''' || '''5''' || '''46''' || 1
|-
! [[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976]] !! [[1976 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 2 || 2 || 1–1 || 28 || 53 || 52.8 || 440 || 8.3 || '''76''' || 3 || 1 || 91.7 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 18 || 0
|-
! [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977]] !! [[1977 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 19 || 37 || 51.4 || 177 || 4.8 || 48 || 1 || 3 || 40.0 || 4 || 21 || 5.3 || 11 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1978 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 3 || 3 || '''3–0''' || 44 || 78 || 56.4 || '''790''' || '''10.1''' || 75 || '''8''' || 4 || '''104.1''' || 11 || 28 || 2.5 || 13 || 0 || 4 || 27 || '''7'''
|-
! [[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1979 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 3 || 3 || '''3–0''' || '''53''' || '''82''' || 64.6 || 758 || 9.2 || 73 || 6 || 4 || 98.5 || 4 || 34 || '''8.5''' || '''25''' || 0 || 4 || 32 || 0
|-
! [[1982–83 NFL playoffs|1982]] !! [[1982 Pittsburgh Steelers|PIT]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 28 || 39 || '''71.8''' || 325 || 8.3 || 40 || 2 || 2 || 92.4 || 2 || 12 || 6.0 || 11 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTe00/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 19 !! 19 !! 14–5 !! 261 !! 456 !! 57.2 !! 3,833 !! 8.4 !! 76 !! 30 !! 26 !! 83.0 !! 52 !! 274 !! 5.3 !! 25 !! 3 !! 24 !! 184 !! 10
|}

===Super Bowl===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|SB|Super Bowl}}
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Opp.|Opponent}}
! colspan="8"| Passing
! rowspan="2"| Result
|-
! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions thrown}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}}
|-
! [[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974]] !! [[Super Bowl IX|IX]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]] || [[1974 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 9 || 14 || 64.3 || 96 || 6.9 || 1 || 0 || 108.0 || '''W''' 16−6
|-
! [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]] !! [[Super Bowl X|X]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]] || [[1975 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 9 || 19 || 47.4 || 209 || 11.0 || 2 || 0 || '''122.5''' || '''W''' 21−17 
|-
! [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978]] !! style="background:#f4c842;"|[[Super Bowl XIII|XIII]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]] ||[[1978 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| '''17''' || '''30''' || 56.7 || '''318''' || 10.6 || '''4''' || 1 || 119.2 || '''W''' 35−31
|-
! [[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979]] !! style="background:#f4c842;"|[[Super Bowl XIV|XIV]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]] ||  [[1979 Los Angeles Rams season|LAR]]
| 14 || 21 || '''66.7''' || 309 || style="background:#e0cef2;"| '''14.7''' || 2 || '''3''' || 101.9 || '''W''' 31−19
|-
! colspan="4"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTe00/super-bowl/ Career] !! 49 !! 84 !! 58.3 !! 932 !! style="background:#e0cef2;"| 11.1 !! 9 !! 4 !! 112.7 !! style="background:#e0cef2;"| W−L 4−0
|}

==Discography==

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Album
! Label
|-
| 1976
| ''I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry''
| [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
|-
| rowspan=2| 1981
| ''Until You''
| Benson
|-
| ''Here in My Heart''
| Heart
|-
| rowspan=2| 1996
| ''Sings Christmas Songs for the Whole World''
| Dove
|-
| ''Terry & Jake'' {{small|(with [[Jake Hess]])}}
| Chordant
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2| Year
! rowspan=2| Single
! colspan=3| Chart positions
! rowspan=2| Album
|-
! width="45"| {{small|[[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]}}
! width="45"| {{small|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]}}
! width="45"| {{small|CAN Country}}
|-
| rowspan=3| 1976
| "[[I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry]]"
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| 91
| align="center"| 17
| rowspan=3| ''I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry''
|-
| "The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me"
| align="center"| 90
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| "Here Comes My Baby Back Again"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
| 1980
| "Until You"
| align="center"| 73
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| ''Until You''
|-
| 2012
| "Lights of Louisiana"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| 
|-
| 2020
| "Quarantine Crazy"
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| 
|}

===Guest appearances===
* ''[[Married... with Children]]'' ("Dud Bowl II", 1995)
* ''[[NFL Country]]'' (with [[Glen Campbell]] on "You Never Know Just How Good You've Got It", 1996)
* ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'' ("Debra's Sick", 1997)
* ''[[King of the Hill ]]'' ("Peggy Makes the Big Leagues", 2000)
* ''[[The League]]'' (Sunday at Ruxin's, 2009)
* ''[[Modern Family]]'' ("Brushes With Celebrity", 2017)
* ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' - (The Deer, 2019)
* ''[[Celebrity Ghost Stories]]'' - (Terry Bradshaw, 2020)

==Awards and honors==
[[File:Terry Bradshaw (11282525745).jpg|thumb|Bradshaw's bust at the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].]]
'''NFL'''
*Four-time [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl IX|IX]], [[Super Bowl X|X]], [[Super Bowl XIII|XIII]], [[Super Bowl XIV|XIV]])
*Two-time [[Super Bowl MVP]]
*1978 [[NFL MVP]]
*1978 First Team [[All-Pro]]
*Three-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection
*[[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]]

'''NCAA'''
*[[1969 Little All-America college football team|1969]] First-team [[Little All-America college football team|Little All-American]]

'''Media'''
*1979 [[Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year|''Sports Illustrated'' Sportsman of the Year]]

'''[[Sports Emmy Awards]]'''
*Three-time winner - [[Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio and Sports Event Analyst]]

'''Halls of Fame'''
*[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] (1989)
*[[Pittsburgh Steelers#Hall of Honor|Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor]]
*[[Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
*[[College Football Hall of Fame]] (1996)
*[[Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame]] (1988)
*[[Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame]]
*Star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|United States|Iowa|American football|Christianity}}
* [[Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (NFL)#All-time consecutive playoff games with at least two touchdown passes|Most consecutive playoff games with at least two touchdown passes (NFL)]]
* [[List of National Football League career quarterback wins leaders]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204004546/https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-01-30-bradshaw_x.htm USATODAY.com - Terry Bradshaw's winning drive against depression]

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.profootballhof.com/players/terry-bradshaw/ Terry Bradshaw | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site]
* {{Football stats |nfl=BRA301078 |cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=B/BradTe00 |rotoworld=}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050525063716/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/1636036 FoxSports.com - NFL- TERRY BRADSHAW]
* [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=31 Bradshaw's Hall of Fame page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210928204332/https://terrybradshawbrands.com/ Bradshaw's Official Web page]
* {{IMDb name|id=0103537|name=Terry Bradshaw}}
* {{Racing-Reference owner|Terry_Bradshaw}}
* {{Discogs artist|Terry Bradshaw (2)}}

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