Terry BradshawPittsburgh Steelers · #12
Terry Bradshaw led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl championships in the 1970s, won two Super Bowl MVP awards and the 1978 NFL MVP, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
Terry Bradshaw — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.
Where Terry Bradshaw stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Terry Bradshaw — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Terry Bradshaw
Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.
Terry Bradshaw career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Cmp% | Yds | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13 | 38.1 | 1,410 | 6 | 24 | 30.4 |
| 1971 | 14 | 54.4 | 2,259 | 13 | 22 | 59.7 |
| 1972 | 14 | 47.7 | 1,887 | 12 | 12 | 64.1 |
| 1973 | 10 | 49.4 | 1,183 | 10 | 15 | 54.5 |
| 1974 SB | 8 | 45.3 | 785 | 7 | 8 | 55.2 |
| 1975 SB | 14 | 57.7 | 2,055 | 18 | 9 | 88.0 |
| 1976 | 10 | 47.9 | 1,177 | 10 | 9 | 65.4 |
| 1977 | 14 | 51.6 | 2,523 | 17 | 19 | 71.4 |
| 1978 MVP | 16 | 56.3 | 2,915 | 28 | 20 | 84.7 |
| 1979 SB MVP | 16 | 54.9 | 3,724 | 26 | 25 | 77.0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 51.4 | 3,339 | 24 | 22 | 75.0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 54.3 | 2,887 | 22 | 14 | 83.9 |
| 1982 | 9 | 52.9 | 1,768 | 17 | 11 | 81.4 |
| 1983 | 1 | 62.5 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 133.9 |
| Career | 168 | 27,989 | 212 | 210 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Pittsburgh Steelers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Terry Bradshaw
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Terry Bradshaw was the strong-armed leader of the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty, quarterbacking the team to four Super Bowl titles in six years.
Turning pro
Drafted 1970, Round 1 (#1 overall) as a Quarterback.
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Threw 24 interceptions as the No. 1 overall pick in his 1970 rookie season.
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Won the first of four Super Bowls in Super Bowl IX after the 1974 season.
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Captured back-to-back Super Bowl MVPs in Super Bowls XIII and XIV.
Off the court
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Draft
- 1970, Round 1 (#1 overall)
- Born
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Age
- 78
- Jersey
- #12
After football, Bradshaw became a hugely popular television personality, co-hosting Fox NFL Sunday for decades, and also worked as an actor and country music singer. His outsized personality made him one of the sport's most recognizable retired stars.
Charismatic, tough, and fearless in big moments, Bradshaw overcame a rocky start and doubts about his game to become the face of a championship dynasty.
Terry Bradshaw — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Terry Bradshaw, answered.
