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	Terry was born on September 2, 1949, in a small city in northern Louisiana called Shreveport. By the time Terry turned 11 football had taken over his life. After school he would catch football with his brother and practice his form in a mirror. Terry was getting better and better every day, but he didn’t make his school’s team in 7^th or 8^th grade.
	By high school though he had proven himself as a great quarterback. After his senior season in high school he committed himself to LSU. However, he had second thoughts about this and ended up going to Louisiana Tech. 1970, the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Terry as the first pick. Bradshaw’s rookie season wasn’t a good one though. He threw 24 interceptions and only 6 touchdowns.
	By 1971 though Terry had improved throwing 13 touchdown passes and completing 54% of his passes. Although the team was improving they still ended up in 2^nd place in their division. In 1972, the Steelers went 11-3 with Terry throwing 12 touchdown passes and many other Steelers stepping up such as Franco Harris who had over 1,000 yards rushing and 10 touchdown carries.
	In the first round of the playoffs in 1972 the Steelers faced the Oakland Raiders, the Steelers where down 7-6 in the fourth quarter with only 72 seconds to play. It was fourth down from Pittsburgh’s own 40-yard line. Terry dropped back into the pocket and saw Frenchy Fuqua open down field he got ride of the ball just in time before the Raiders sacked him. The ball hit off of Frenchy and into the arms of Franco Harris. Franco ran down field into the endzone. This amazing play is now known as the “Immaculate Reception.”
	Unfortunately, the Steelers went on to loose in the following game to the Miami Dolphins 21-17. The 1973 season wasn’t what the Steelers where expecting. In the middle of the season, Terry broke his collarbone; other players such as Franco Harris and Frenchy Fuqua missed several games due to injury. Despite the injuries the Steelers still made it to the playoffs. And once again faced the Oakland Raiders. This time, however, they weren’t so lucky losing 33-14
	The 1974 season was a tough one for Terry, Chuck Noll, the Steelers head coach, had Terry Bradshaw, Terry Raratty, and Joe Gilliam compete for the starting position. After 6 weeks through Terry earned his spot back. After another good season the Steelers once again won their division. The first round of the playoffs they easily beat the Buffalo Bills, the next week they defeated the Raiders and where headed to the super bowl. The Steelers played an impressive game in which they won 16-6 over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX.
	The following season the Steelers made it to the Super Bowl yet another time, this time defeating the Cowboys 21-17, capturing their 2nd strait Super Bowl. In 1978, the Pittsburgh Steelers posted a tremendous 14-2 record which topped the league. Terry had the league's top passing rating and went on to win his first MVP, he was also the starting quarterback in the Pro Bowl.
	The following season Terry had a great year and was elected to the Pro Bowl. The Steelers also had a great year defeating the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl. In 1978, the Pittsburgh Steelers posted a tremendous 14-2 record which topped the league. Terry had the league's top passing rating and went on to win his first MVP, he was also the starting quarterback in the Pro Bowl.
	In 1980, the Steelers made it to the Super Bowl once again. This time though they lost to the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. The 81 and 82 seasons where not very good. In 81 the Steelers went only 8-8 while in 82 they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Chargers. In 1983, Terry Bradshaw seriously injured his throwing arm during preseason and didn't play until the last game of the season where he injured his arm once again.
	In 1984 Terry retired from the league. He ended his 14 year career with almost 28,000 yards passing and threw for 212 touchdowns. IN 1898 he was elected to Pro Football's Hall of Fame. Today, Terry is a commentator for Fox television.