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Terry Bradshaw has been on TV so long that most people know him more for that than his time under center for four Super Bowl Championships. He had a career that wouldn’t last in today’s NFL. He had a similar start to his career as the current career of Zach Wilson. He had six touchdowns and 24 interceptions in his first year as a starter. It didn’t last as long as some pretend to remember, because he went 11-3 just two years later. Then, he went 8-1 the next year.

Bradshaw won the MVP in 1978, so he wasn’t just carried by a great defense. Bradshaw became a legitimate great at the position. He led the league in touchdowns twice, including his last full season in the league.

Of course, Bradshaw is known best for his playoff performances. He won 14 games in the postseason and only marked five losses. In those 17 games, he has 30 touchdown passes. He also owns what’s been deemed the Greatest Throw of All Time with his game-winning touchdown pass for 64 yards to Lynn Swann in Super Bowl X.

There is no doubt that Bradshaw wasn’t great at the beginning, even as his team was winning almost every game. Then, he became the reason they were winning. It doesn’t matter that he wouldn’t have made it in 2023. He was great in the 70s, and that turned him into an all-time great.