Abstract
Terry Bradshaw made a name for himself as the star quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning four Super Bowls and twice earning the MVP award. Beyond his athletic success, Bradshaw has established himself as a true cultural icon through his ventures into television, movies, and music.
In Terry Bradshaw: From Super Bowl Champion to Television Personality, Brett L. Abrams details the many personas of this larger-than-life entertainer. Not satisfied with “just” being a star quarterback, Bradshaw became an actor, commercial pitchman, country western and gospel singer, color commentator, and NFL pregame co-host. In addition to covering Bradshaw’s life and career, Abrams discusses the stereotypes Bradshaw faced and his ability to turn those preconceived notions into a positive, likeable, “down home” image that enabled him to find success across the entertainment industries. Ultimately, Bradshaw has become not only an iconic sports figure, but a cultural icon, as well.
Terry Bradshaw delivers a new and refreshing look at one of football’s most-recognized athletes. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with coaches, friends, coworkers, and football fans, this book illuminates Bradshaw’s celebrity status in the context of nearly 50 years of interacting with football fans and the larger American pop culture.
Schlagworte
NFL Super Bowl American football professional football tv personality national football league sports sports announcer steelers super bowl champion quaterback pittsburgh steelers players pop culture pop culture icons popular culture popular culture icons television personality pro football football football announcer greatest players football champion football greats football hall of fame football icons football player football stars hall of fame athelete country music best players iconic players broadcasting celebrity champion- 53–76 3 Two Golden Rings 53–76
- 159–180 8 Press Box View 159–180
- 243–250 Conclusion 243–250
- 251–288 Notes 251–288
- 289–298 Bibliography 289–298
- 299–310 Index 299–310
- 311–311 About the Author 311–311
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- „... Champion to Television Personality by Brett L.AbramsTERRY BRADSHAWFrom Super Bowl Championto Television ...” „... Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Abrams, Brett L., 1960– author.Title: Terry Bradshaw : From Super Bowl Champion to ...” „... (hardcover : alk. paper)Subjects: LCSH: Bradshaw, Terry. | Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)—Biography ...”
- „... , champion ice skater JoJo Starbuck, attended a state dinner forthe prime minister of Israel. Also there were ...” „... , football fans, evangelical Protes-tants, and many residents of the South appreciated the Bradshaws.Young ...” „... . On their only appearance on Monday Night Football, Brad-shaw tossed four interceptions against ...”
- „... the “City of Champions” badge proudly, with both thePirates and Steelers taking championships in their ...” „... .” Webster was thinking about his upcoming visit to a children’shospital, saying, “It’s still only a football ...” „... profes-LEAVING IT ON THE FIELD 143sional football if the pilot had been a hit and added to the networkschedule.8 ...”
- „... , with three NASCAR champion-ships.By 2006, the time and effort required to acquire and retain ...” „... pregame football. A formerCBS Sports executive, O’Neil also knew Bradshaw could host othersporting events ...” „... executives did not see the potential for cross-program-ming. Bradshaw might have brought football fans to a ...”
- „... heard about Brad-shaw’s singing. In an article about his football ability and Li’l Abnerpersonality ...” „... . Heavy-weight champion Joe Frazier’s first single, “Knock Out Drop,” originallycame out in 1969, but the song ...” „... generate tremendous interest. “JoeFrazier, world heavyweight boxing champion, opened a two-day en-gagement ...”
- „... 11BORN IN FOOTBALL COUNTRYMaking Heroes“In Southern Hills football was a way of life. It made our ...” „... heartsbeat.”—Jerry Byrd, sportswriter1The high school football coach had often looked out at his big quarter-back ...” „... Spinks thrown the foot-ball back and forth?” “Start with a million,” suggested Hedges.2Despite a ...”
- „... out of the desert of no playoffs and champion-ship titles.But at times reporters interpreted ...” „... were busy preparing for the American Football Confer-ence (AFC) Championship Game. Their opponent was ...” „... the artificial turf for the first football game everheld there, on September 20, 1970. Pittsburgh’s ...”
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- „... master of the football pregame hour. The show contained informa-tion and opinions about professional ...” „... football and much more, featuringskits, banter, and good old fun that created an atmosphere of a goodtime ...” „... professional football world, a lockerroom incident sparked a discussion about the role of women ...”
- „... Association (ABA),53American Broadcasting Corporation(ABC), 17, 18; The Superstars, 55American Football ...” „... ;first regular season game, 33; footballending injury, 148, 152; football goals,143; Henderson comment ...” „... endorsements;Professional Football Hall of Fame,172–173; quarterbacks among fans, 85,90; race, 32–33; retirement, 139 ...”
- „... during the next 18 months, the value of the foot-ball players’—and everyone else’s—salaries dropped ...” „... football league could be successful inthe United States.The NFL and its 26 teams faced competition as a ...” „... group of ownersannounced the founding of the World Football League (WFL) in Octo-ber 1973. Started by ...”
- „... the NFC ChampionshipCHAPTER 8160Game, known as “The Catch,” and no one felt comfortable ...” „... with CBS’s football coverage by workingthe wrap-around coverage of Super Bowl XVI in 1982, some ...” „... wouldn’t be surprised if my booth career turns out to be notunlike my football career—I’ll start slow and ...”
- „... two rough-and-tumblebusinesses: playing professional football and being a celebrity. Heforged an ...” „... football contemporaries, New York Jets quarter-back Joe Namath and Buffalo Bills running back O. J. Simpson ...” „... began acting during his football career. He ap-peared as a guest star on a number of television shows ...”