Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw said this week that his long television career as an NFL broadcaster is nearing its end.
“I realize my time on television as a sports broadcaster is coming to an end,” the 78-year-old said on “NBC News Daily” while discussing his new memoir, “Looking for Terry.”
Asked about his packed schedule—which includes a horse ranch, a bourbon line, writing and several grandchildren—Bradshaw said he still loves working. “I just love life. Billy Graham said, and I never forgot this quote, he said, ‘The day you retire is the day you start dying,’” he added. “I’m a workaholic; I love to work.”
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Bradshaw began working as an analyst in 1984, the same year he retired as a player. He spent time as a CBS color commentator before joining the network’s pregame show in 1990. He moved to Fox in 1994 and has been a fixture on its Sunday pregame show ever since. Along with Howie Long, he is one of only two members who have been on the “Fox NFL Sunday” desk since it launched.
The Louisiana native spent his entire playing career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterbacking the team from 1970 to 1983. He led Pittsburgh to four Super Bowl titles between 1974 and 1979, becoming the first quarterback to win three—and then four—Super Bowls. He was named Super Bowl MVP twice and regular-season MVP in 1978. Elbow problems limited him to one game in his final season.
Bradshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. No Steelers player has worn his No. 12 since his retirement.
After football, he also pursued acting, appearing in shows including “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The League” and “The Masked Singer.” In the 2006 film “Failure to Launch,” he played the father of Matthew McConaughey’s character and appeared nude in one scene.