Terry BradshawBradshaw, Terry PaxtonHeight: 6-3 Weight: 210 Born: September 2, 1948 Shreveport, LA High School: Woodlawn (Shreveport, LA) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Louisiana Tech | Lettered |
| 1967 | Louisiana Tech | Lettered |
| 1968 | Louisiana Tech | Lettered |
| 1969 | Louisiana Tech | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Relatives: Brother of Craig Bradshaw |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 13 | 8 |
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 13 |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 10 | 9 |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 8 | 7 |
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 10 | 8 |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 15 | 15 |
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 14 |
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 12 | QB | 1 | 1 |
| 14 Years (NFL)14 Years NFL | 168 | 158 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/27/1970 | 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 8/30/1983 | 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL |
| Activated | 12/3/1983 | 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL |
| Released | 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 192 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 32 | 233 | 7.3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 53 | 247 | 4.7 | 39 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 58 | 346 | 6.0 | 20t | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 34 | 145 | 4.3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 34 | 224 | 6.6 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 35 | 210 | 6.0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 31 | 219 | 7.1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 31 | 171 | 5.5 | 26 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 32 | 93 | 2.9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 36 | 111 | 3.1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 38 | 162 | 4.3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 444 | 2257 | 5.1 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 218 | 83 | 38.1 | 111 | 1410 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 87t | 6 | 2.8 | 24 | 11.0 | 25 | 242 | 30.4 | |||
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 373 | 203 | 54.4 | 148 | 2259 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 49 | 13 | 3.5 | 22 | 5.9 | 33 | 287 | 59.7 | |||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 308 | 147 | 47.7 | 149 | 1887 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 78t | 12 | 3.9 | 12 | 3.9 | 29 | 237 | 64.1 | |||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 180 | 89 | 49.4 | 76 | 1183 | 6.6 | 13.3 | 67 | 10 | 5.6 | 15 | 8.3 | 24 | 186 | 54.5 | |||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 148 | 67 | 45.3 | 73 | 785 | 5.3 | 11.7 | 56 | 7 | 4.7 | 8 | 5.4 | 10 | 104 | 55.2 | |||
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 286 | 165 | 57.7 | 112 | 2055 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 59 | 18 | 6.3 | 9 | 3.1 | 31 | 290 | 88.0 | |||
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 192 | 92 | 47.9 | 91 | 1177 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 50 | 10 | 5.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 16 | 164 | 65.4 | |||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 314 | 162 | 51.6 | 133 | 2523 | 8.0 | 15.6 | 65t | 17 | 5.4 | 19 | 6.1 | 26 | 235 | 71.4 | |||
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 368 | 207 | 56.3 | 141 | 2915 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 70 | 28 | 7.6 | 20 | 5.4 | 21 | 222 | 84.7 | |||
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 472 | 259 | 54.9 | 188 | 3724 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 65t | 26 | 5.5 | 25 | 5.3 | 24 | 196 | 77.0 | |||
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 424 | 218 | 51.4 | 184 | 3339 | 7.9 | 15.3 | 68t | 24 | 5.7 | 22 | 5.2 | 33 | 245 | 75.0 | |||
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 370 | 201 | 54.3 | 155 | 2887 | 7.8 | 14.4 | 90t | 22 | 5.9 | 14 | 3.8 | 17 | 155 | 83.9 | |||
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 240 | 127 | 52.9 | 102 | 1768 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 74t | 17 | 7.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 18 | 131 | 81.4 | |||
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 3 | 77 | 9.6 | 15.4 | 24 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.9 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3901 | 2025 | 51.9 | 1666 | 27989 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 90t | 212 | 5.4 | 210 | 5.4 | 307 | 2694 | 0 | 70.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 0 | 1 | 1L | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 39 | 1 | |||||||
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 34.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 225 | 28.1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 34.6 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 | |
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -34 | 0 | |
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -23 | 0 | |
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 84 | 25 | 0 | 25 | -95 | 0 |
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