After yearlong battle, Steelers great Terry Bradshaw says he is cancer-free

Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, who helped guide the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowls in six years in the 1970s, revealed Sunday he battled two forms of cancer over the past year but now is cancer-free.

A longtime analyst on “Fox NFL Sunday,” Bradshaw announced on the pregame show he was diagnosed last November with bladder cancer.

He went through treatment at Yale University Medical Center.

“As of today, I am bladder cancer-free,” he said.

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Bradshaw, 74, also said in March he had an MRI on his neck, and it was discovered he had a Merkel cell tumor, which is a rare form of skin cancer. He had it surgically removed at the Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

“I may not look like my old self, but I feel like my old self,” he said. “I’m cancer-free. I’m feeling great. And over time, I’m going to be back to where I normally am. So, I appreciate your prayers and concern.”

Bradshaw said he chose to reveal what he has gone through after viewers expressed concern for his health after last week’s episode of Fox NFL Sunday where he appeared out of breath.

“You are the ultimate teammate,” fellow co-host Michael Strahan said. “We love you. You hold this show together. We’re just so happy that you’re here, and we’re happy that you’re cancer-free. I think you will give a lot of hope to a lot of people out there who are going through something very similar.”

Bradshaw won four Super Bowl titles (1974, ‘75, ‘78, ‘79) with the Steelers and was a two-time Super Bowl MVP (XIII and XIV).

The Steelers’ first overall draft pick in 1970, he was the NFL MVP in 1978.

For his career, he threw for 27,989 yards and 212 touchdowns.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989 in his first year of eligibility. The former Louisiana Tech great was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Bradshaw also has appeared in moves and TV shows, including a reality show surrounding his family, “The Bradshaw Bunch.” He also has recorded several country music albums.

After retiring in 1984, he began working as an in-game analyst for CBS. He moved to the studio show for “The NFL Today” in 1990 and then joined Fox in 1994.