Early Life and Career

It was in Iowa where Bradshaw spent his childhood. Here he made it a goal to play football. Leading his high school team at Woodlawn High School to 1965 AAA High school Champion Game was a show of his leadership skill. In the year 1969 he was considered as the most professional Scout and the most brilliant University football player in entire Nation. He was selected by Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL Draft of 1978. This was the start of his NFL career. In very first few seasons he made many mistakes. He threw more than 210 interceptions. Due to this he was much criticized by the media and game analysts.

Major Achievements in the Career

Bradshaw enjoyed one of the most astonishing careers in football. He played 14 seasons with Pittsburgh. The six year period including the 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979 proved lucky for him. He won four super bowl titles. He was the first ever quarterback to win three and then four superbowl titles. Most of the victories of that time for Pittsburgh are on his credit. He led his team to AFC central Championships more than three times.

Career in Broadcasting after Retirement

After his retirement from football in 1984, he started his broadcasting career as an NFL analyst. He signed his first contract with CBS. Here he co anchored with Verne Lundquist a play by play announcer. The program was the top rated of that time. He had also worked as the guest commentator with CBS from the year 1980 to 1982. In the year 1990 he worked For the NFL Today as Television Studio Analyst. At present he is co hosting with Jimmy Johnson on Fox.

He also started his business as a car salesman to make some money. This was during the days he played with NFL. Apart from this he also recorded six albums of gospel music and authored five books. He is one of the most famous retired football players in America. He also did many movies and TV shows, including Hooper, Smokey and the Bandit II and The Cannonball Run. The net worth of Bradshaw is almost $10 million.

Personal Life

Bradshaw is more often ridiculed for unsuccessful married life. His three spouses included Melissa Babish 1969 to 1972, Jojo Starbuck from 1973 to 1983 and Charla Hopkins (1983 to 199). Bradshaw has two daughters Erin and Rachel. The most astonishing fact is about fourth marriage. In 2014, he married to his girl friend Tammy who was just fifteen years old. All the marriages of Terry Bradshaw ended in Divorce. He is also said to be suffering from short term memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. He also admitted that he felt anxiety and sleeplessness during his NFL career too.