Craig Bradshaw

William Craig Bradshaw (born August 14, 1957 ) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the Utah State Aggies. He is the younger brother of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw.

Early life and family Bradshaw was born on August 14, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana. His parents, William Bradshaw and Novis Gay, were longtime residents of Shreveport with his mother growing up in Red River Parish, just an hour north of the city. He is the youngest of three sons born to the couple, the other two being Gary and Pittsburgh Steelers four-time Super Bowl champion Terry Bradshaw. The brothers were only the second set of brothers to play quarterback in the NFL, following Ed and Joey Sternaman in 1927 and were the first quarterbacks to play opposite one another in a game.

Bradshaw attended Southwood High School in Shreveport between 1973 and 1977. He became his high school football team's starting quarterback as a junior in 1975. In addition to football, Bradshaw participated on the school's track and field team, where he threw javelin. In 1975, Bradshaw participated in Louisiana's district championships as a thrower.

College career Bradshaw played college football for his brothers' alma mater Louisiana Tech University in 1977. In his lone season with the Bulldogs, he completed 12 passes on 35 attempts for 143 yards and an interception. He transferred to Utah State University in 1978, where he played for two seasons. In his career with Utah State, he completed 44.7% of his passes (55-of-123) for 1,055 yards, nine touchdowns and seven interceptions.

College statistics Season Games Passing 1977 1 0-1 12 35 34.3 143 4.1 0 1 1978 11 7-4 32 76 42.1 575 7.6 6 4 1979 10 7-3 23 47 48.9 480 10.2 3 3 Career 22 14-8 67 158 42.4 1,198 7.6 9 8

Professional career Bradshaw was selected in the seventh round (182nd overall) of the 1980 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers and he played a total of two games in the 1980 season. He threw for no touchdowns or interceptions, however, the team was able to record victories in both games over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals. He was let go from the team in the 1981 off season.

In 1982, he signed with the New Orleans Saints. Though he was with the team for two seasons, he did not see the field once as he sat behind Archie Manning and Ken Stabler during his tenure.

NFL career statistics Season Games Passing 1980 2 2–0 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 1982 0 — Did not play 1983 0 — Did not play Career 2 2–0 0 0 — 0 — 0 0