Terry Bradshaw names three things he'll never quit - but FOX NFL Sunday isn't one of them
NFL and broadcasting icon Terry Bradshaw has touched upon his future with FOX and the activities that he hopes to continue later on in life, even after his time in the spotlight comes to an end
NFL icon and FOX NFL Sunday stalwart Terry Bradshaw has revealed there are three things he wants to do as he gets older, and it seems broadcasting isn't on the list. Bradshaw, 76, has been a mainstay on the FOX show since 1994.
However, in recent times, he has discussed hanging up his mic, as a series of on-air blunders have somewhat impacted his reputation as one of the NFL's most knowledgeable and straight-talking analysts.
Yet talking to Lou Canellis on FOX 32 Chicago, Bradshaw opened up on how his pursuits outside of television have meant he is the "happiest" he has ever been.
The Steelers legend is now clear on his future aspirations, that even if he steps down from his slot at FOX, he intends to continue travelling, caring for his horses, and singing, for as long as he can.
On the topic of retiring, Bradshaw said: "Billy Graham (the late American evangelist) said 'the minute you retire is the day you start dying', so I'm not going to quit singing, I'm not going to quit giving the [university] lectures, I'm not going to stop the horse business.
"My contract with FOX is for two more years, and I know I'm going to work for two more. If FOX wants me around for the next Super Bowl [the next time FOX will air the event] which is four years, If I could, I would probably stay four more years, and I'd be 80, and that's enough. And two more years might be enough."
Bradshaw also touched upon his other passions - seeing the world, his horses and performing. The former Steelers star has released five albums in his time as a country troubadour, and previously owned a sprawling 744-acre ranch in Oklahoma where he nurtured his horses, as per the Irish Star.
"I'm really enjoying my life. I'm having more fun, I've started travelling to Europe, which I never had an interest in - I'm going to Normandy this year," he said.
"We've been to Rome twice and all over Italy, all over Germany and Sweden, and I really like that stuff, because I love history and so... I want to do more of that before God calls me home.
"I have great stallions now, we have the best stallions, the top stallions in our industry. I've got three horses. The scene, the entertainment, the stage is where I really belong. That's where God put me, that's where I'm at my happiest, when I'm up on stage performing, it's so much fun."
His proclamation that he will call time on his TV career in the next few years isn't the first time Bradshaw has hinted at retirement.
"I'm 76. It's a young man's game, I get that," Bradshaw said previously. "Everybody wants the new thing. So I said if we can get to the next Super Bowl [that FOX covers], I'll be 80. I think that's time and that's 80 years old and that's pushing it."
Bradshaw was the No.1 pick in the 1970 NFL draft and led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories. Between 1970 and 1983, he also scored two Super Bowl MVP awards and an NFL Most Valuable Player title.