4 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE STAR QUARTERBACKS CHAPTER TWO SUPER RUNNING BACKS 14 CHAPTER THREE RECEIVING THREATS 24 CHAPTER FOUR DEFENSIVE AND SPECIAL TEAMS STANDOUTS 34 HONORABLE MENTIONS 44 INDEX 47 GLOSSARY 46 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 47
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CHAPTER ONE STAR QUARTERBACKS Terry Bradshaw wasn't always a great quarterback during the regular season In his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers between 1970 and 1983 the rifle-armed passer tossed 212 touchdowns but also 210 interceptions However when the games got bigger Bradshaw got better Often during his National Football League NFL career fans and media members liked to joke that Bradshaw wasn't very smart Opposing players even mocked him at times Before Super Bowl XIII in January 1979 Dallas Cowboys linebacker Thomas Hollywood Henderson said that Bradshaw couldn't spell cat if you spotted him the c and the a Bradshaw was furious He'd already won the Super Bowl twice He had been the league's Most Valuable Player MVP that season Terry Bradshaw looks to pass during Super Bowl X on January 18 1976 against the Dallas Cowboys 5
