Terry Bradshaw Terry Paxton Bradshaw ( born September 2 , 1948 ) is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played 14 seasons . He is a football analyst and co - host of " Fox NFL Sunday " . In a six - year span , he won four Super Bowl titles with Pittsburgh ( 1974 , 1975 , 1978 and 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 . A tough competitor , Bradshaw had a powerful – albeit at times erratic – arm and called his own plays throughout his football career . His physical skills and on - the - field leadership played a major role in Pittsburgh Steelers history . During his career , he passed for more than 300 yards in a game only seven times , but three of those performances came in the post - season , and two of those in Super Bowls . In four career Super Bowl appearances he passed for 932 yards and 9 touchdowns , both Super Bowl records at the time of his retirement . In 19 postseason games he completed 261 passes for 3 , 833 yards . Bradshaw is now suffering from short - term memory loss ( CTE ) from his experiences as a pro football player . High school and college . Bradshaw was born in Shreveport , Louisiana , the second of three sons of Bill and Novis Bradshaw . He attended Woodlawn High School and led the Knights to the 1965 AAA High School Championship game where they lost to the Sulphur Tors 12 - 9 . While at Woodlawn , he set a national record for throwing the javelin 245 feet . His exploits earned him a spot in the " Sports Illustrated " feature " Faces In The Crowd " . Bradshaw decided to attend Louisiana Tech University in Ruston , Louisiana . He has much affinity for his alma mater . He is a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity . He was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and spoke before many athletic banquets and other gatherings . In 1969 , he was considered by most pro scouts to be the most outstanding college football player . As a junior , he amassed 2 , 890 total yards , ranking # 1 in the NCAA , and led his team to a 9 - 2 record and a 33 - 13 win over Akron in the 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 ten games that year , and he was taken out of several games in the second half because his team had built up a huge lead . As quarterback , Bradshaw threw his passes principally to teammates Larry C . Brewer ( 1948 – 2003 ) of Minden , the offensive end , and Thomas Allen " Tommy " Spinks ( 1948 – 2007 ) , the split end who had also been Bradshaw ' s Woodlawn High School teammate . As a result , Brewer and Spinks were recorded among the top pass receivers in Louisiana Tech history . NFL career . Bradshaw holds the record for most games with a QB rating of 0 , with 3 games . Bradshaw was the first player selected in the 1970 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers ; the Steelers drew the first pick in the draft after winning a coin flip tiebreaker with the Chicago Bears due to both teams having identical 1 - 13 records in 1969 . In either case , Bradshaw was hailed at the time as the consensus number one pick , regardless of which team drafted him . Bradshaw became a starter one year after he was drafted in 1970 . During his first several seasons , the 6 ' 3 " , 215 lb . quarterback was erratic , threw many interceptions ( he threw 210 interceptions over the course of his career ) and was widely ridiculed by the media for his rural roots and perceived lack of intelligence . It took Bradshaw a few seasons to adjust to the pro game but once he did , he eventually became the premier quarterback in the NFL , leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to eight AFC Central championships and an unprecedented collection of Super Bowl rings . The Pittsburgh Steelers featured the " Steel Curtain " defense and a powerful running attack led by Franco Harris , but Bradshaw ' s strong arm gave them the threat of the deep pass , helping to loosen opposing defenses . In 1972 , he threw the pass leading to the " Immaculate Reception " , among the most famous plays in NFL history . 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 . Bradshaw acknowledged in his first autobiography , " Man of Steel " , that by 1974 , he felt as if he was bottoming out . His first marriage to Melissa Babich had failed , his shoulder had been injured , and he was often sullen and depressed . The turnaround came when , according to his memoir , Bradshaw , already a born - again Christian , had a revelation : " I had separated myself from God . I lived only for Terry Bradshaw , not for God . I tried to be one of the boys and went to every honky - tonk I could find and chased women and behaved in a way that was totally alien to anything I had ever known before … my whole life was out of control … I was trying to be someone else and was doing a rotten job of it . " What happened to Bradshaw amounted to a second " conversion " experience . " I just put my head in my hands and began to cry and tremble all over and finally I blurted out , ' Here I am , God . I ' ve tried to handle it all by myself and I just can ' t get the job done . So I ' m placing my life in Your hands . I need some peace of mind and I know You can give it to me . ' " The quarterback recalls feeling suddenly " stronger mentally and physically . … Being a starting quarterback didn ' t matter . … What mattered was that I was myself again and I was determined to stay that way . " In Super Bowl X following the 1975 season , Bradshaw threw for 209 yards , most of them to Lynn Swann , as the Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys , 21 - 17 . His 64 - yard touchdown pass to Swann ( that travelled roughly 70 yards in the air ) - - which was released a split - second before defensive tackle Larry Cole flattened him causing a serious concussion — late in the fourth quarter is considered one of the greatest passes in NFL history . 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 , but the Steelers ' hopes of a three - peat ended with a 24 - 7 loss to Oakland in the AFC Championship game . Bradshaw had his finest season in 1978 when he was named the NFL ' s Most Valuable Player 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 . He was also named All - Pro and All - AFC that year . Before Super Bowl XIII , a Steelers - Cowboys rematch , Cowboys linebacker Thomas " Hollywood " Henderson famously ridiculed Bradshaw by saying , " He couldn ' t spell ' Cat ' if you spotted him the ' c ' and the ' a ' . " Bradshaw got his revenge by winning the Most Valuable Player award , completing 17 of 30 passes for a then - record 318 yards and four touchdowns in a 35 - 31 win . Years later , Henderson , who struggled for years to conquer drug addiction , admitted he was high on cocaine at the time of the interview . Bradshaw has in later years made light of the ridicule with quips such as " it ' s football , not rocket science . " Bradshaw won his second straight Super Bowl MVP in 1979 in Super Bowl XIV . He passed for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 31 - 19 win over the Los Angeles Rams . Bradshaw also shared the Sports Illustrated magazine ' s " Sportsmen of the Year " award with Willie Stargell that season . After two seasons of missing the playoffs , 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 . In a 31 - 28 playoff 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 . After undergoing offseason elbow surgery , Bradshaw was idle for the first 14 games of the 1983 NFL season . Then on December 10 against the New York Jets , he felt a pop in his elbow while throwing his final pass , a ten 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 would be the final NFL game played at Shea Stadium ( and the last NFL game in New York City to date ) allowed him to finish his career with two more touchdowns ( 212 ) than interceptions ( 210 ) for his career . In his 14 - season career , Bradshaw completed 2 , 025 of 3 , 901 passes for 27 , 989 yards and 212 touchdowns . He also rushed 444 times for 2 , 257 yards and 32 touchdowns . He was 107 - 51 as the starting quarterback and the Steelers reached the playoffs 10 times . His career postseason record as a starter was 14 - 5 . He was also selected to play in three Pro Bowl games . While the Steelers no longer officially retire uniform numbers ( with the exception of Ernie Stautner ' s # 70 ) , they have not reissued Bradshaw ' s # 12 since he retired , and it is generally understood that no Steeler will wear that number again . In 1999 , he was ranked number 44 on The Sporting News ' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players . After football . In July 1997 , Bradshaw served as the presenter when Mike Webster , his center on the Steelers ' four Super Bowl 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 MVP ' s during Super Bowl XL in Detroit , Michigan . According to reports , Bradshaw ( along with three time MVP and close friend Joe Montana ) requested a $ 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 and refused . A representative for Bradshaw has since denied this report . After an appearance on The Tonight Show ( February 6 , 2006 ) Bradshaw stated that the reason why he did not attend the MVP parade was because 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 ( it was ABC who broadcasted Super Bowl XL ) , though Bradshaw attended several press conferences in Detroit days earlier . Bradshaw also stated that money was not an issue . 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 , and a helmet and jersey from one of his Super Bowl victories to his alma mater , Louisiana Tech . Broadcasting career . Bradshaw retired from football in 1983 , and quickly signed a television contract with CBS to become an NFL game analyst in 1984 , where he and play - by - play announcer Verne Lundquist had the top rated programs . Prior to his full - time work for them , he served as a guest commentator for CBS Sports ' NFC postseason broadcasts from 1980 – 82 . Bradshaw was promoted into television studio analyst for " The NFL Today " in 1990 ( which he hosted with Greg Gumbel through the 1993 season ) , and " Fox NFL Sunday " , where he normally acts as a comic foil to his co - hosts . On " Fox NFL Sunday " he hosts two semi - regular features , Ten Yards with TB , where he fires random questions at an NFL pro , and The Terry Awards , an annual comedic award show about the NFL season . He appeared on the first broadcast of NASCAR on FOX where he took a ride with Dale Earnhardt at Daytona International Speedway . On June 19 , 2008 , Terry Bradshaw revealed on The Dan Patrick Show that he took therapeutic corticosteroid steroid injections , per his doctors ' orders , during the 1970s to " speed healing . " Corticosteroids , which are different from anabolic steroid s and are used to reduce inflammation , are not banned from the NFL . Bradshaw has the reputation of being the " ol ' redneck , " but , in co - host and former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson ' s words , the act is a " schtick . " 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 . " Bradshaw has also garnered the reputation for criticizing players . In the past , Bradshaw was been outspoken against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and recently the Manning brothers ; Eli and Peyton which apparently was not taken well by their father and former NFL quarterback Archie Manning . On December 11 , 2011 Bradshaw was quoted as saying this on Fox ' s NFL Sunday : " He complained about [ Fox analyst ] Troy Aikman ' s criticism of Eli Manning , he orchestrated the draft that got Eli out of San Diego and into New York , " Bradshaw said . " When I criticized Peyton Manning on this program after a playoff game , he didn ' t appreciate my comments . I didn ' t hear from Peyton after those comments , I heard from you , Archie . Don ' t call me tomorrow , Archie . I thank God that I have a father that stayed out of my football career , let me be a man , take my lumps and make something out of my life . Business career . During Bradshaw ' s early part of his career with the Steelers , he was a used car salesman during the offseason to supplement his income , as this was still during the days when most NFL players didn ' t make enough money to focus solely on football . In the late 1970s / early 1980s , Terry Bradshaw Peanut Butter was introduced with Bradshaw ' s likeness on the jar . 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 Top 20 on Billboard ' s country chart ( and # 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 . 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 international , Inc . At the NASCAR 2001 Speedweeks , Bradshaw did a variety of on air trackside spoofs for Fox who was covering the Speedweeks and that year ' s first race , the Daytona 500 . On the night of February 17 , 2001 , the night before the race , Bradshaw and Dale Earnhardt ( Sr . ) did a spoof for Fox - TV in which Earnhardt raced around Daytona International Speedway in a pace car with Bradshaw as a passenger , going at max 150 mph , scaring Bradshaw in a laughing way . The spoof finished with Earnhardt doing burnouts on pit road , and the two jumping on top of the car , as if they had won . Earnhardt also visited with Bradshaw ' s family . Little did either know that it would be Earnhardt ' s last night , as the next day on February 18 , 2001 , Earnhardt would be killed in a last lap crash at the Daytona 500 . Bradshaw was the honorary starter for that race . In November 2005 , Bradshaw announced that he and a group of investors from Louisiana were interested in buying the New Orleans Saints . The Saints , who had been forced out of the Louisiana Superdome for the 2005 season by Hurricane Katrina , were operating out of San Antonio , Texas , and had to play most of their 2005 home games at the Alamodome there and at LSU ' s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge . Several actions and statements by Saints owner Tom Benson and several San Antonio and Texas officials fueled speculation that Benson wanted to move the team to San Antonio permanently . While the NFL opposed a move to San Antonio , there were rumors that they may allow the team to move to Los Angeles , which has been without an NFL team since 1995 . Bradshaw , a Louisiana native , said that he did not want his home state to lose the Saints because of Katrina , and was willing to purchase the team to see to it that that would not happen . However , his plans fell through , as Benson was unwilling to sell the team . Despite Bradshaw ' s failed attempts to buy the team , the Saints ultimately remained in New Orleans and have been a key contributor in rebuilding New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . In August 2007 , Bradshaw was announced as a co - owner and spokesperson for Pay the Fan , a fantasy sports football and racing site . 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 ( DBI ) , which surveys consumers to determine a celebrity ' s appeal and trust levels . 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 Pittsburgh Steelers 75th Anniversary All - Time Team . Personal life . Bradshaw has been married three times . He was married to Melissa Babish ( former Miss Teen Age America of 1969 ) from 1972 – 73 ; to ice skater JoJo Starbuck from 1976 – 83 ; and from 1983 – 99 , to Charlotte Hopkins , who is the mother of his two daughters , Rachel and Erin . His daughter Erin shows horses . His daughter Rachel is a graduate of Belmont University in Nashville , Tennessee and had appeared on " Nashville " , a reality show about musicians trying to make it in Nashville . All three of Bradshaw ' s marriages have ended in divorce , a subject he ridicules frequently on his pre - game show . For example , on October 2 , 2005 , he began a " Ten Yards with TB " piece on the Eagles ' Jeremiah Trotter by discussing Trotter ' s ejection from a game prior to the kickoff and joking , " Nobody ' s been thrown out of a house that quickly since my last divorce . " Also , on October 5 , 2008 , he compared the relationship between new Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn and starting quarterback Jason Campbell to a good marriage . Jimmy Johnson immediately joked , " What would you know about a good marriage ? " 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 sleeplessness . He was diagnosed with clinical depression . Since then he has taken Paxil regularly . He chose to speak out about his depression to overcome the stigma associated with it and to urge others to seek help . 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 . . . boy , I tell you , I loved that man . " 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 , 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 would later say privately that he did not feel he could face the crowds . It would not be until September 2002 when fellow Hall of Fame teammate and longtime friend Mike Webster died that Bradshaw finally returned to Pittsburgh to attend his friend ' s funeral . In October 2002 , Bradshaw returned to the Steelers sideline for the first time in 20 years for a Monday night between the Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts . In 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 as part of the team ' s 75th anniversary festivities , he also was on the sideline for the 2007 home opener , where the Steelers earned their 500th regular season win . Bradshaw has said he is interested in performing on " Dancing with the Stars " , on the condition that Paula Deen also appear . Acting . He has appeared in numerous television commercials , including a 2004 Radio Shack ad . Bradshaw also had cameo appearances in many shows as himself , including " Everybody Loves Raymond " , " Married . . . with Children " 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 " . In addition to his television work , Bradshaw has appeared in several movies , including a part in the 1978 film " Hooper " which starred Burt Reynolds , Jan - Michael Vincent , and Sally Field , and 1981 ' s appearance in " 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 members 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 life . Bill Engvall ' s character is affected by Bradshaw ' s ranting speakings of witchcraft and voodooo in his pre - game warm - ups . On October 11 , 2001 , Bradshaw received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , the first and only NFL player ( as of May 31 , 2008 ) to do so . 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 , a move which Jay Leno spent an entire segment mocking during an appearance on " The Tonight Show with Jay Leno " . He mentioned on May 23 , 2008 , on " The Tonight Show " that he has been a guest 37 times , and that 34 of them were on a Friday , which happens to be the lowest watched night of television . He pleasantly joked with Jay about being a ' filler ' guest . He made a similar reference in an appearance on March 15 , 2010 , stating he was asked to guest because of a cancellation . Jay stated that at least he wasn ' t appearing on Friday , which hosts the more famous celebrity guests . He is also a devout Christian and wrote the book " Terry Bradshaw : Man of Steel " . In 2009 he was featured in a " New Yorker " magazine piece that satirized the recent scandal over a fake Holocaust memoir written by Herman Rosenblat . Since 2010 Terry Bradshaw has been hosting television shows produced by United States Media Television . He is currently host of Today in America with Terry Bradshaw , a cable television show that features information on new trends in business and lifestyles .