Games with Names - Dudes on Terry Bradshaw

Episode Date: May 9, 2026

We're covering NFL Hall of Famer, Terry Bradshaw! Gronk, and Julian Edelman discuss what makes Terry so great and some of their favorite stories.Support the show: http://www.gameswithnames.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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84 was a wild year. It was a wild year. I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Listen to look back at it on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This legendary quarterback was drafted first overall in 1970. Woo! We have a true throwback on our hands, ladies and gentlemen. 1970.

Number one. I was from where? I was negative 19 years old in 1970. I was negative 16. Mm-hmm. No, 26. No, no. I was negative 26 years old.

No, you were born in 1986. Yeah, so 81986 minus 1970 is negative 16 years old. Yeah, I was just making, I want to see if your math was ready. Well, thanks, Jules, for checking on it and making me look like a superstar. All right. Well, this guy played 14 seasons in the NFL. 14. Oh, so you were in negative 2 when he retired.

And I was negative 5. Yeah, I was negative 5 when he retired. Man, so he's, this is old. We got an old buck on. I don't know. Who is this guy? Old. 1970.

All right. I don't know who it is. Let's keep going. He was known for a strong arm and fearless style. Fearless. He led his team the four Super Bowl titles and six years, earning two Super Bowl MVP's with over 27,000 career passing yards and 212 touchdowns.

A Louisiana native. He wore 12 his entire football career. Off the field. I think I know who this is now, Jules. All right. I have a feeling. I'm looking at the pictures, so I know.

Well, I mean, I don't, you know, take shortcuts like that. But off the field, he's known for his charisma and humor, making him a beloved broadcaster and entertainer. Ladies and gentlemen, today's first 12 on 1212, 2024 is who, Jules? Let's get on Terry Bradshaw. Let's roll, baby. Let's roll. Oh, Uncle Terry. All right.

Julian. Uncle Terry. What's the first thing you think of when you hear Terry Bradshaw? One word legend. Mm-hmm. I mean, I grew up watching this guy every morning at 9 o'clock before the Niners games. Didn't really know his career. I mean, like, as a real football head until I got older until we started like getting

to research stuff. You always knew of who he was because he had four Super Bowls and he was part of the Pittsburgh Steelers, which is like a foundational organization for the AFL, NFL, NFL. But then I got to, you know, then we got to work with him. And he's just like a fucking awesome dude. He's like just the best. He's such a good dude.

And he, you know, he's been very. Such a big heart. Big heart. And he's, and he's, he's, he's. a superstar and he makes you feel comfortable like in in the world when we jump into that world of being you know in tv terry bradshaw i mean he's he's one of the reasons why fox is what fox is right now he's a start he's like what is it a parent founder he's he's a founder of the kickoff pregame show he's a founder of the kickoff show and him and how he's in there

howie long and jimmy johnson as well james johnson and uh i think it started with james brown James Brown. James Brown. My guy who went over to what, where's the CBS? CBS. Let's not talk about because we have Kurt Meneffey now. Yeah, we got with us here at Fox. We got Kurt Meneffey.

It's the pleasure to have him, you know. I'm glad that switch happened. I don't know J.B., but I can't imagine having anyone else besides Kurt Meneffey. Yeah, no. But back to Terry. He's just a, he's like a country dude. He has a story and a joke for anything. He really does.

Do you remember the joke he got Brady on? where he tells this long he told this long story he's got everyone we're on this trip a seminar and he's telling this story about a dog or something and like he he knows how to get the story going i mean it was a 15 minute like starting story or pitch what do you call that a 15 minute set up like he was setting them up for 15 minutes all for a five second punchline all for a five, he says there. Like, you're, you're sitting there. Like, you're sitting there. Like, you're drilling like, like, what's going to happen next? And I forget the punchline, but all the other guys, Howie, Jimmy, Michael, they've heard that he tells this damn joke, but he's got, he's got

Brady on the hook. Brady's sitting there shedding a tear. It's about some dog or something. This dog's dying or something. And I forget what the punchline is, but freaking Howie comes in and he goes, oh, the old lady, yeah, that's a sad one. Like, everyone's in on the joke. Brady, who's the, like, Mr. Emotion is sitting there about to cry and then freaking Terry drops the fuck. And he drops a punchline, which I'm not doing any justice by not being able to tell the joke, but that's the kind of guy,

Terry is, man. He had the whole fucking casting crew involved in this thing to get Brady just to like let him know he's part of the team. How piss was Brady too? Oh my God. He was what? Oh, he got him good. He's such a fun guy to work with because he's testing you always too, but he's always

giving you little bits of advice. Yes, yes, yes. You hit it exactly right on. And Terry Bradshaw's for the people. He loves people. He loves entertaining people. He loves having conversation with people. It doesn't matter if you're a kid.

You know, if you're a middle-aged man, who doesn't matter. Middle-aged woman, like older women, older women, older. man it doesn't matter he loves conversation with people he loves people it doesn't matter what background you have he's going to have a good time with you and that's what makes terry terry as well it makes him a savin you know greatest guy out there he's testing you like like you said but at the same time he's giving you career advice and that's why i love working with him because he's always keeping you on your toes and he makes me feel very comfortable at the desk yeah really does he he he kind of put me under his wing when I got there. I knew Terry from a couple times before from a few other appearances

and we were hitting it off. And the best was when I came in the Fox and my dad's a huge fan of him. And I just literally come right up to him. We already met a couple times already though, but it's my first time at Fox. I just never told him that my dad's a huge fan of him. And I walk up and you know, Howie's there, straight hands there. And I go, hey, Terry, my dad's the biggest fan. And everyone thought like I was going to come in as a big fan you know as the new young book as a rookie and everyone just lost their mind and how he's like oh oh and michael stram was like oh it's his dad that's the biggest fan just to bust his job as well but uh terry loved it everyone my dad's age and above even under is our huge fans of terry everyone

loves them not you know obviously because of his football skills and how much he did for the game of football for the NFL winning four super bowl championships in six years but also his personality off the field as well, man. People love him. You know, he's just a guy that is down for anything, singing, dancing. Bronson, what is it, Bronson, Missouri? Branson, I think he does a concert every year in Bronson. Branson, Branson, Missouri, the one from a she's out of your league where they go on that vacation, you know what I'm talking about.

So I think he does, like, he sings, he'll go do like shows. He's done stand up. He's done movies. His butt cheeks were in a fucking run. Ryan Reynolds movie. He talks about that. I mean, on the football field, though, I mean, everyone loves him off the football field. But, I mean, he played so long ago, 1970, 18, whatever, to 1984.

Yeah. And it feels like he played in the 1800s, actually, because he played before we were even born. But like you said, I didn't really know the game of Terry Bradshaw until I got a little bit older. Yeah. And I started working with him. and then I started going back and watching the history of football.

And Terry Bradshaw, I mean, he's one of the leaders. And he's kind of like a co-founder of bringing the NFL to a whole other level and winning championships and creating the past game as well. I mean, the guy's got a strong arm. He's an exceptional leader. He's a gunslinger. And he's resilient as well. I mean, he had one of the toughest coaches in the history of the NFL, you know,

from what I'm reading and what I'm experiencing, watching documentaries about the Steelers and Terry. This guy wanted the best. bench him. And he still went out and won Super Bowls. I mean, pretty incredible. I mean, he's clutch, mobile. His ability to extend plays, too, when we were watching his highlight. Tough as hell. Tough as nails, man. I mean, the way those guys were getting hit back then.

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and yeah the game's probably a little faster and bigger now but i i mean when you watch guys back in those days play it looks like it's illegal like forearms to the face taking guys down by their face masks spitting on a guy when he's down fucking people's elbowing the things that we got in trouble for were like legal in this time. And he played 14 years and had two back-to-back Super Bowl runs. That's what people don't realize. He went back-to-back.

They didn't win a couple and then he went back-to-back again, which is fucking crazy. The Pittsburgh Steelers are like one of the most popular organizations in football because of Terry Bradshaw in those teams, like setting that stage or an early, early football, which isn't like early, early, early football, but like 70s football is early, early football, which, I mean, I went to Kent State.

So that's right. That's like two hours from Pittsburgh. And I just remember there was always so many fucking Pittsburgh Steeler fans everywhere around there. There'd be a lot of Cleveland Browns fans, but so many Pittsburgh Steelers fans everywhere. They travel. And it's because of Terry Bradshaw in those 1970 teams.

Would you say he is the original TB12? Yeah, he is. I mean, I think Tom Brady wasn't a glee in his mom and dad's eye yet when he was winning Super Bowls. When was Brady born, 75? It actually makes it so fun being on the set with what makes it so fun, you know, working with Terry, though, being on the set. And now that Tom Brady is with Fox as well is that I get the joke who my favorite TB12 is, you know. And it's whoever's treating me nicer at the time. Yeah.

So Tom comes in, you know, I'm asking him a question and he gives me props. I look at Terry. I'm like, Terry, Tom's my favorite TV 12 right now. And then Terry gets all mad and upset. And then he goes, but grunk, I love you. And you're doing this great. You're doing this great. And I look back up at Tom.

I'm like, hey, the original TB12 is my favorite TV 12. Tom. I'm sorry. I love just working it and playing. It just makes a lot of fun. And that's why it's so fun working at Fox 2, just with the teammates that we have is just, you know, unbelievable. Have you heard that?

Tom Brady an alias story? I have actually. From Terry? Yeah. So Terry. Tell it. Let's hear it. It's unbelievable story.

It is surreal. In 1983, when he needed to get an elbow surgery, he didn't want it to be in the paper, so he used an an alias name at the Louisiana hospital. You know what that name was? Tom freaking Brady. Tom Brady. You can't fucking write that. And then the original TV 12 basically faked.

named the current TV 12 that's fucking gnarly that's like some shit i just saw on the internet when uh that's some psychic shit yeah no there's like this book i saw that like some guy wrote in 1952 that you know in in 2040 there's going to be a guy named Elon to get us to the Mars or something i saw that recently on the instagram is that real no but it's kind of like the same thing Sounds good. He was also. Terry Bradshaw was number one pick to live up the expectation from Louisiana Lafayette. Wait, from Louisiana Tech to be the number one pick, small country boy to go to the Pittsburgh Steelers and win four Super Bowls.

That's fucking crazy. Crazy. He was a flat out winner. And what I love about Terry, too, is nothing stopping that guy still to this day. I mean, whatever gets in his way, whatever gets in his pants. he just keeps climbing over it and just keeps on going. He's always ready to go 24-7. I'm 35 and I look at him sometimes throughout the full day at Fox and I'm getting tired

and Terry never getting tired. Never. It's always ready to go. Boom, boom, boom, always on point, always giving a one-liner, always talking football, always breaking down to play. He's just immaculate and I love learning from him and I love being under his wing and I love working with him as well, man. Is he immaculate?

like the reception. Ooh. And then also one, on a serious note, I'm pretty sure Terry Broadshaw was like one of the first NFL guys to talk about mental health back in those days. Which, you know,

it's talked about all the time now with football players and athletes and it's pretty norm now. But it wasn't like that when we were playing. Like people were, you know, there was a stigma or a perspective or a perception on guys that want to, wanted help mentally or if you wanted to go talk to someone and like to have a guy like

Terry Bradshaw in the 70s who was a fucking icon, you know, talk about his mental health. That's a big part for why we are we're at right now in sport, you know, being okay to like talk about your mentals. Mm-hmm. You know, as what is it? Marshawn Lynch says, you got to protect your chickens. You know, Terry Bradshaw was protecting his chickens back in the day. Mm-hmm.

I like it, Terry. I appreciate everything that you've done. But I got a question. Oh, real quick. If Terry's alias name was Tom Brady, what would your alias name be, Jules? Ooh. I'll tell you mine right after. Mine's pretty good.

And it's understandable. My alias, an alias name? I would go with, uh... Would it be Danny Amandella? No, I think he would go with, uh, Francisco, Francisco Delaware. Francisco Delaware? Yeah. But that's how you would call, like, the hotel and be like,

What name would it be under? Francisco, Francisco Delaware. Yeah, Francisco Delaware. I'm not even going to ask you where that came from. Mine's Bobby Whiskers. Because I got whiskers all over the place right here. Like, my hair is growing in.

I kind of shaved last night. Bobby Whiskers? That's a good fucking name. Bobby Whiskers goes really well. And it works every time. That's like an Italian, like, wise guy, like nickname. And Bobby Whiskers. My friend one time he came into my hotel room drunk.

And he got on the phone to call room service. And you know how they answer? And they say your name. They're like, hello, Mr. Whiskers. How may I help you? And his jaw dropped. He was hammered. He goes, Mr. Whiskers.

And he looks at him. He goes, you're freaking Mr. Whiskers. And then he gets back on the phone. Yes, I'm Mr. Whiskers. I fucking gave me eight cheeseburgers. And he hung back up. And then eight cheeseburgers came. Wait, so you actually use this in alias name?

Yeah, all the time, actually. Bobby Whiskers. Mm-hmm. Oh, I can't wait, too. Time. what kind of dude is Terry Bradshaw I mean I feel like this one's pretty easy

it is I mean it is he's obviously a dog when you play in those days in the 70s everyone had to be kind of dogish I'm just going to put it out there you had to be a dog to play in the fucking 70s I mean when you're getting your teeth mentally tough he was too you're getting your teeth kicked in and then you're going to work at the gas

station in the off season that's that's a dog he's a great dude's dude he is I mean at work he's a guy he's a glue guy at work whenever we work with him nowadays like he's always talking shop and he'll make his rounds to like everyone and you know

want to go out to dinner have a good time with you have a drink with you he definitely dudes dude big time we did go gambling once we played craps and he's never played craps before and I'm I'm not joking.

Terry was rolling and he rolled for fucking 61 minutes. 61 minutes. We had to get it time. Why not add eight more minutes to that? I wish he would have. But I took it. Dude, I won so much money with Terry. And like, I'm sitting there like,

Terry, give me a fucking, a Tom Rat. And he's like, what's that? And he's thrown. I'm like, it's a 44. Like, is that good? I'm like, 44. Yeah. He's like, did we win?

I'm like, yeah, we won. Terry. Oh, Jules, you're getting to be excited right now. I want to go to Vegas with you,

brother. So he's definitely a dude's dude. He is a dude's dude, but I would stamp him as a dog because of the era that he grew up in and just what he did too under his head coach,

wanting to bench him and him not, you know, nothing ever phasing him. He's also most done, though. Winning four Super Bowls in six years as well,

which is pretty incredible. That's crazy. I mean, I mean, what are we, what are we going to do? Is he going to, what are we going to break them down as, Jules? On three, one, two, three.

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