Terry Paxton Bradshaw, born on September 2, 1948 was an American professional footballer who played as a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Since 1994, he's been a TV sports analyst as well as co-host of Fox NFL Sunday. Bradshaw is also an actor and recording artist. He has been a part of numerous TV programs (mainly in his own role) and films which include co-starring roles in the film Failure to Launch, and releasing several country music albums. He played for 14 seasons with Pittsburgh and won four Super Bowl titles in a period of six years (1974 1977, 1975 1978, 1979, and 1975) He became the first quarterback to win three or four Super Bowls. He also led the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, which was his first year of legal status. Bradshaw was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.Bradshaw is well-known for his toughness and has one of the most powerful arms in NFL history. Bradshaw's physical abilities and his leadership on the field played a key part in the Steelers their success in the 1970s. During his career when he was a quarterback, he ran for over 300 yards in just seven times, but three of those games were in postseason games (two of which were Super Bowls). In four career Super Bowl appearances, he completed 932 yards and nine touchdowns, each of which were Super Bowl records at the date when he retired. He completed 261 passes for 383 yards during 19 games in the postseason.
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