Terry Bradshaw once apparently wished to be Tom Brady even before Tom Brady became Tom Brady.
Today, thirty-eight years ago, the four-time Super Bowl champion and Hall of Fame quarterback had elbow surgery. Wanting to keep the procedure a secret, he used a pseudonym.
Then, on March 3, 1983, a “Thomas Brady” went to have a procedure on his elbow.
“Tom Brady! How lucky am I? “Bradshaw told Atlético in a brief interview before saying he needed to get back to work. “There is no doubt that he and I are connected at the hip – same initials, same number. I had hair at that time. I was a sex symbol. I had everything working then. ”
The injury he tried to repair was considered “mild” at the time, but ended up ending his career. He retired after aggravating his elbow again in the first game of the following season.
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The newest TB12 surpassed Bradshaw in every way, now counting his seventh Super Bowl ring at age 43. Bradshaw won his four rings before retiring at 35, joking that he was undefeated in the Super Bowl, while Brady has three losses.
“Then comes Tom Brady. I’m 4-0, Joe is 4-0. Brady wins his seventh, ”said Bradshaw. “Win eight, win nine, who cares? Now you get seven wins, but subtract his three losses and get four. Four, four, four. That’s all I have to say and I have to go. “