Legendary Steelers quarterback and Hall of Famer, Terry Bradshaw, talked about his battle with cancer twice over the past 12 months.
“Last week on this show, I ran out of breath, and Howie Long helped me up,” Bradshaw said. “And a lot of people are asking what’s wrong with me, what’s happened to me physically. I just want to address it and let you know what has happened in my life.”
Bradshaw revealed that in November he was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He went to the Yale University Medical Center to undergo surgery and treatment.
“As of today, I am bladder-cancer free. That’s the good news,” he said.
Shortly after experiencing his first run in with cancer, in March the following year he got an MRI for a bad neck and found a tumor there.
It was a Merkel cell tumor, a rare form of skin cancer, and had surgery done in Houston.
“Folks, I may not look like my old self, but I feel like my old self. I’m cancer free, I’m feeling great. And over time, I’m going to be back to where I normally am,” he said.
Former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, who is one of Bradshaw’s broadcast teammates on the Fox NFL pregame show, said, “You are an ultimate teammate. We are just so glad you are healthy and doing great.”
Bradshaw played his entire 14-year career in Pittsburgh, winning four Super Bowls with the black and gold, along with two Super Bowl MVPs and the 1978 NFL MVP award. He retired after the 1983 season and joined the FOX pregame show in 1994.
As someone who watched Terry play in college for La. Tech he was an animal compared with the other players on the field. He personally manhandled the line of the other teams in his college games and he deserved all the awards he gathered. He was an animal of a football player and it is hard. to beleave that Terry succumbed to his recent bout of cancer. May you get well fast and destroy the cancer bug like you destroyed your athletic football enemies.
The best part of the Fox NFL coverage is Terry and Howie….. but I’m not gonna lie, I love Terry!!( sorry Howie) Always have been a fan!! Glad you are cancer-free and you may have saved lives by telling your story! God Bless you Terry
Terry. Does MD Anderson have free care for rare aggressive. Ca. Diagnosed with malignant mucosal mel that has spread to lungs. Liver. Nodes and pelvic vaginal area. The amount of tx is definitely adding up to excessive amount on my disability limited income. Where cannbb. Amen s el assistance