H
e’sa two-timeSuperBowl
MVP,ProFootballHall
ofFamemember,top
TVsportscommentator,
moviestar,rancher,
and...singer?Yes,even
longtimefansof theex–PittsburghSteelers
quarterbackwereshockedwhenTerry
Bradshawwasunveiledas a vocaliston
Fox’shitcompetitionseriesTheMasked
SingerinJanuary,showcasinga skillhe
fi rstsharedon his 1976 countrydebutLP
I’ mSo LonesomeI CouldCry. “Singingand
makingpeoplelaugh,that’sreallywhere
I’mhappiest,”Terry,70,revealstoCloser.
“There’sso muchangerin thiscountrynow,
and I loveforpeopleto be happy.”To that
end,he bookeda limitedengagementof
“TheTerryBradshawShow”at theLuxor
Hotel&Casinoin LasVegasthismonth,has
moreshowsplannedfornextyearandjust
fi lmeda newrealityshowpilotfeaturing
his wife,Tammy,57,daughtersErin,30,
and Rachel,32,andstepdaughterLacey,30.
Closercaughtup withTerryto talkabout
his health,his18 yearswithTammyand
the funniestthingthat’severhappenedto
himon theair.Whatwasit liketo singin LasVegas?
Itfeltgoodto be backandgeton thestage.
Wedidtwonightsat theMiragefiveyears
ago andstartedtouring.ThenwhenI lost
myson-in-law[RobBironas,Rachel’s
husband,in a 2014carcrash]we shuttheshowdown.It tookthree,fouryearsto make
sureRachelwasOKandthetimewasright.
WewereluckythatMGMandtheLuxorsaid
CarrotTop’sgoing[off ],let’sputyou on.We’reverysorryforyour loss.Asidefrom
th at,howareyoudoingtoday?
It’sa good,reallypeacefultime.I lovewhere
I am. I’m70 now,andit’sa goodtimeto do
thingsthatpeopledon’texpectyou to do.Whatwasit liketo be a topNFLplayer?
Whatwasgreataboutthe’70sandmy career
was thatI wasquarterbackfora teamthat
wonfourSuperBowlsandneverlostone,
becausethat’swhatyou’remeasuredby.
So...missionaccomplished![Laughs]Wereyoualwaysa singer?
Yes,I was.I usedto standin thechairon
Sundaymorning,washingdisheswiththe
Victrolaplaying.I wasa gospelguy.Stillam.Howdo youfeelaboutacting?
It’snotanythingI careabout.I don’tpursue
it. I couldn’tcarelessif anybodyevercalls
meaboutit.It’stooslowa dayandI don’t
havethepatience.I’d ratherbe onstage.
That’swhereI enjoymyself.Butyou’regreatat it! Don’tyougetasked
aboutyour comedyFailureto Launch?
Oh, almosteveryday!That’s13 yearsago.
Can you believeit?I dida movietwoyears
ago calledFatherFiguresthatI waskindofTerry’s been a co-host and
analyst on Fox NFL Sunday
with Howie Long since the
show launched in 1994!
Tammy, Terry, Erin and Rachel
Bradshaw at the LA premiere of
Terry’s 2017 comedy Father Figures.