Terry Bradshaw's Pro Football Hall of Fame speech in 1989

Terry Bradshaw's Pro Football Hall of Fame speech in 1989 | Pittsburgh Steelers

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See Terry Bradshaw's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech from the 1989 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Terry Bradshaw was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1970 NFL Draft and he definitely lived up to the hype. He is one of only 13 overall first picks to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and he definitely earned his Gold Jacket.
Bradshaw was at the helm for the Steelers as a rookie, starting eight games and then continuing to be the driving force behind the success of the Steelers' offense.
Bradshaw led the team to four Super Bowl championships, being named MVP in Super Bowl XIII and XIV. He passed for 932 yards and nine touchdowns in the four Super Bowl victories and in 19 postseason games passed for 3,833 yards. He was also named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1978 when he completed 207 passes for 2,915 yards and 28 touchdowns.
The 'blonde bomber' as he was known finished his career completing 2,025 passes for 27,989 yards and 212 touchdowns.
As Bradshaw stood on the steps of the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, he reflected on how he ended up there, and those who helped him along the way.
"When I got the phone call -- those of you that know me know I'm not a man that hides his emotions well - I went nuts," Bradshaw told the crowd filled with Steelers fans. "I went crazy, which I already am anyway. I jumped around, I ran around the house, outside! I just lost it for three days. I said, 'I can't believe this!' And then I stopped and I said, what does it mean? What does all of this mean? It means that yeah, you're one of the best that ever played? I said, no. Wait just a second. Wait just a second. What it means is that in football you never get anything that you don't share with people. You don't get elected into the Hall of Fame by yourself."
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@vicentevelarde2855 4 ай бұрын

As a Rams fan I was bummed when we lost to the Steelers but how can you not like Terry Bradshaw and the rest of the team, Legends.

@sandranorman5469 3 жыл бұрын

And I must emphasize-“HE CALLED HIS OWN PLAYS.” Nobody but nobody called his OWN plays, but Terry.

@katazack 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, most NFL QBs called their own plays in the 60s and 70s.

@johnj.todora4128 2 жыл бұрын

Most Qbs in that era called their own plays. lol

@billviola7884 2 жыл бұрын

Last of the REAL quarterbacks. Had to think for himself. These guys today are jellyfish.

@sandranorman5469 Жыл бұрын

Staubach didn’t call his own plays. Landry called the plays.

@ronaldgeorge3170 Жыл бұрын

@@sandranorman5469 yes Roger called his own plays at first but Coach took over play calling after Rogers father died. Coach wanted to take some of the pressure off of him

@boxcarent.3147 2 жыл бұрын

The best Hall of Fame speech ever

@pepperlewis8011 2 жыл бұрын

EVER!!!!!!

@joemeehan9329 Жыл бұрын

And not a note in front of him. Country bumpkin, my ass. Terry has made two careers by being smart as a whip.

@johndaniels7609 Жыл бұрын

Anyone miss Franco announcing our draft pick last night? Sad

@tedmichaels1951 2 жыл бұрын

The Steelers were a horrible team until Terry and his teammates got there. This man was made fun of and so disrespected but all he did was win. Then he got on this stage of great football players and gave this speech. Great work!

@brasspick Жыл бұрын

Mike Webster-very arguably the greatest Center of all time.

@chrishensley6745 Жыл бұрын

True.....For those that know!

@Tank4Life 3 ай бұрын

Not an argument. He's easily the best center of all time and will never be matched.

@BST-lm4po Жыл бұрын

Terry Bradshaw was not only a great QB,..he was a great overall athlete! Myron Cope said one year Bradshaw lost some weight in the off season and when he came to camp he was the fastest guy on the team!

@tcbuzz 2 жыл бұрын

What a great speech. Selfless. Thanks his entire offense, one by one, number by number, position by position for assisting with getting him inducted. This should be the model speech for future HOFs to not make the speech all about yourself. I get it, you're their because of your amazing abilities and you thank the obvious folks...former coaches, family, etc. But Terry went the extra mile here. Awesome.

@mikehelak8874 2 жыл бұрын

Memories. No one threw it deep any better. The Blonde Bomber.

@BST-lm4po Жыл бұрын

Cannon Arm!

@chrisoakley5830 2 жыл бұрын

Some talk on here about how Bradshaw compares to some of the modern QBs. I suppose everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I'll say this. Terry played under conditions that frankly I'm not sure the modern guys could make it through. The NFL of today is a cakewalk compared to the 1970$.

@leesmith7012 2 жыл бұрын

Tom Brady wouldn't have lasted 5 years in the 70s.

@michellemann6362 2 жыл бұрын

So true

@Jodyrides 2 жыл бұрын

It was fun being a Steelers fan going in Pittsburgh from the beginning of the dynasty.. they went from laughingstock to the point where, I knew they were going to win every game. I remember the time when they went 52 and 2 in their conference.. and that was back when football was a rough game.. Head slabs, defense of backs roughing up receivers all the way down the field. Mel Blount used to mug receivers on his side of the field trying to get open.. they actually passed a rule because of Mel Blount coverage on receivers.. I was watching Monday night football and Howard Cosell was commentating on the game but the Steelers were getting beat. Howard sadly said, we are witnessing the end of the greatest football team ever assembled

@Justin-hv7eu 2 жыл бұрын

Those Super Bowl teams were the best teams in the history of the NFL. Yea, even better than the Patriots. The Steel Curtain would have man handled Tom Brady and his offense if they played today.

@jamessveinsson6006 Жыл бұрын

The Steelers need a wing of the hall just for the 70s team alone

@user-nq9gz4xf7f 3 жыл бұрын

Heart of a champion

@oldhickory4686 Жыл бұрын

Bradshaw's enthusiasm and passion is contagious. What a personality! Emotional and intelligent.

@korinabarry912 3 жыл бұрын

"What do you do with a ball, throw the ball" 😂😂😂

@markholle3450 2 жыл бұрын

Not just throw it, go deep..

@johnj.todora4128 2 жыл бұрын

Great speech. Throw it deep!

@crusader4273 3 жыл бұрын

Blond Bomber. He sure had a beautiful throw Great Passer QB

@chrisbubba6000 5 ай бұрын

Terry was the most underrated qbs of all time but as a cowboys fan in big time games he was the best ever played to my book he should be one of the best ever

@donshotrodgarage1717 2 жыл бұрын

What a personality great speech!

@TBrown0440 11 ай бұрын

A little surprising Terry did not acknowledge Coach Noll. I know the relationship was a little rocky at times but you'd think 6 years would have healed most of the bad feelings. Terry 4-0 in Super Bowls.

@cleorivas1547 2 жыл бұрын

“Art Rooney…”, I choke up every time it gets to that.

@maxxthunder5606 2 жыл бұрын

That was great...

@RT-fe1mu 2 жыл бұрын

As the man says what a ride nuf said 👏🙌

@jeff19554 Ай бұрын

Love you Terry

@jamesdavison2927 5 ай бұрын

WOW I LOVE TB

@pjmendoza8871 Жыл бұрын

We love you Terry!!

@johndaniels7609 Жыл бұрын

Notice he never mentioned Chuck Noll,...

@makula5543 2 ай бұрын

Great speech! I know they had a rocky relationship at times but no mention of Coach Noll

@beardedtiger 3 жыл бұрын

1 of my favorite qbs of all time better then Brady better then Manning

@beardedtiger 3 жыл бұрын

Ryan Irwin- Diehl lol watever u say fella but Brady and Manning was playing flag football compared to Bradshaw and Teddy was a special bread but u have ur own opinion that fine

@jwsteelers1 3 жыл бұрын

@@beardedtiger Teddy was a special bread? Like Italian bread or wheat? LOL. You are special in many ways if you think a guy with a career completion % of 52% with 2 more career TD's than int's is better than Brady or Manning. That's delusional

@jwsteelers1 3 жыл бұрын

@Ryan Irwin- Diehl Dude is clueless

@beardedtiger 3 жыл бұрын

jw1 lol so spellcheck has never fukd u over before lol and like I said Tom Brady is a lil bitch so is manning compared to the shit Bradshaw has to deal with shit all this players are bitches they wouldn’t last 3 season back then and that’s facts

@donshotrodgarage1717 2 жыл бұрын

Throw it deep!

@sandranorman5469 3 жыл бұрын

I was there and what I remember besides TB speech was when a truck driver, out on the Interstate, rammed into the back end of another truck in front of him. I guess we were making too much noise on “Pittsburgh Hill”.

@michaelgolliher888 Жыл бұрын

He was drafted when I was born and inducted when I graduated from high school

@eyeofthescar6890 Ай бұрын

We haven't had the overall number one pick since.

@GNXXRAY 2 жыл бұрын

I never noticed he didn’t mention Chuck. Wow

@tony84. Жыл бұрын

5:08, Great speech Terry Bradshaw.

@mcflywalker83 3 жыл бұрын

The best pass Terry ever threw was from Jack Tatum's helmet 😄

@Phan-Xu 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand. Please explain what you mean.

@sowelly2808 3 жыл бұрын

@@Phan-Xu look up the immaculate reception

@tybo_g37s 2 жыл бұрын

or the 30 TDs he threw in the post season....gtfoh!

@russford3988 Жыл бұрын

🏈👍

@holazaddy 3 жыл бұрын

Last time I was this early Antonio Brown wasn't a crackhead

@jryan-uk7sy 2 жыл бұрын

Terry Bradshaw was and is a really weird dude -- but give credit where it's due: he had a lot of success.

@mightyquinn5135 2 жыл бұрын

he never mentioned chuck noll

@terenceturner8201 2 жыл бұрын

Omg Terry B, lmfao 🤣😂

@anthonyhall3425 2 жыл бұрын

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@michellemann6362 2 жыл бұрын

Amen. God bless you and thank you 🙏

@Mozart1220 2 жыл бұрын

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@chazrunyan2714 Жыл бұрын

If you’re reading this message remember Jesus never scored

@billycain9890 2 жыл бұрын

Terry is living proof that championships don't mean everything and most football expertise he's not even one of the top 10 quarterbacks all time but yet he has four rings if you judge goat status on championship rings alone then you're telling me that Trent dilford is better than Dan Marino or Troy Aikman was better than Aaron Rodgers just because Brady's got more rings than Peyton Manning or Joe Montana doesn't make him the goat it makes him more accomplished. I'm 61 years old I've seen a lot of great quarterbacks come and go and have never seen anyone play the position like Peyton Manning and if Dan Marino would have just won one Super Bowl he would be a top five all time.

@jasonwardy8192 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of great ones, for sure. Judge the era, not a stat sheet. Watching him beat the great Oakland and Dallas teams- multiple times- that’s a special category. QBs got hit then, hard. He was the toughest, and the man was a fierce competitor. From the smallest of schools to a true, true champion. Thank you Terry.

@BST-lm4po 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Bradshaw didn't just get lucky and win one Superbowl. He won 4. Two of which he was the MVP! You have to judge players by the era they played. You can't judge a QB playing today against a QB from the 70's. There's been so many rule changes over the years that favor the offense. Every 70's QB would improve statistically under the new rules.

@jayritchie851 Жыл бұрын

"The true measure of any player in any sport is championships." -- Terry Bradshaw

@nikbattaglia8804 26 күн бұрын

Amazing frantic awesome white guy speech! Haha! 😂 Bradshaw is class all the way! Cannonball Run Infinity! 😅

@effend446 2 жыл бұрын

Statistically speaking, Bradshaw’s TD-INT ratio wasn’t really that great. He even admits that. But stats are overrated, right? Him and Chuck Noll butted heads quite often, which explains why Terry chose Verne Lundquist as his presenter. Bradshaw said that had The Chief been alive to see this day, he would have had him as his presenter. One thing was for sure - Terry Bradshaw was great when he had to be.

@d0nKsTaH 3 ай бұрын

Who is this Terry Bradshaw guy anyways? Where is the great Mark "Moustache" Malone's HoF speech? When will they retire Malone's number? 16.... 18.... whatever it was. Mark Malone is coming back fer dang sure baby! #MarkMalone2024 #ThePowrefulMoustacheOfMarkMalone #MarkMaloneIsStillYourDaddy

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@becksarttuts3391 2 жыл бұрын

Played against some of the meanest, toughest defences ever in big games back when now-illegal hits were normal and routine and managed to win them all. Why is he the best big-game QB of all time? Because he played against teams that were loaded with talent, teams that won EVERY year (not the flash-in-the-pan teams of the 2000's) or the horrible AFC teams of the 80's and early 90's who were embarrassed in 15 of 16 Super Bowls from 1982 till 1996. Here a short list of teams he beat (for those who don't yet know.) Beat Minnesota's Purple-People Eaters with lots of help from the Steel Curtain in Bowl 9 after beating the powerful Hall of Fame filled Roster of the Oakland Raiders in Oakland. Beat The Doomsday Defence along with Hall of fame filled Roster of that Cowboys Team in Bowl 10 after surviving a brutal Raider rematch. Beat The Doomsday Defence along with Hall of fame filled defending SB Champion Dallas Team in Bowl 13 after crushing Denver's Orange Crush Defence and the Oilers. Beat the Swarming Defence of perennial West Champ LA Rams to win Bowl nr 14 A characteristic of modern Super Bowls is the "vanishing act" that one or both participants make the following year even as Play-Off contenders (If they aren't Brady led) and these include ALL the teams that the Patriots have beaten the year following each respective Championship game. Let that sink in.