Terrry Bradshaw and Aaron Brooks

GumboBC · 05-27-2004, 12:18 PM

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"I always wanted everyone to like me. I wanted the city of Pittsburgh to be proud of me. But my first few seasons, I used to count the number of people on my bandwagon on one finger. I had people call me a dummy and a hick. I had a lady stop me outside the stadium and tell me I stunk. I heard the people cheer when I got hurt. Rub up against enough briar patches and your hide will get pretty tough. Mine did."

Perhaps no Steelers player has ever had more of a "love-hate" relationship with fans than Terry Bradshaw. Terry was booed vigorously by fickle fans in Pittsburgh for the 1st five years of his career... funny, nobody is booing now. 4 Super Bowl Titles, 2 Super Bowl MVPs, 2 Team MVPs, 1 League MVP, and numerous Pro Bowl appearances ulitmately silenced Terry's critics. But Bradshaw, who is unquestionably one of the greatest Steelers of all time, has not returned to Pittsburgh since his retirement in the preseason of 1984. The reason is simple... for Terry, the echos of the boos still linger.

When I hear some of the things said about Aaron Brooks, I often recall how Terry Bradshaw remembers his first 5 years in Pittsburgh. Bradshaw was blamed for all the short-comings of his TEAM. He was booed at every turn. The fans booed when he got injured. He was called a dumb QB.

It sounds exactly like what fans are saying about Brooks. Seems Bradshaw still hasn't really forgiven some of the fans for the horrible way he was treated.

I wonder who will get the the last laugh? Regardless of how it ends up, Brooks has been treated unfairly....

[Edited on 27/5/2004 by GumboBC]

[Edited on 27/5/2004 by GumboBC]

05-27-2004, 12:18 PM	#1
GumboBC Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,616	Terrry Bradshaw and Aaron Brooks http://members.tripod.com/mcmillenan...shaw_fans.html "I always wanted everyone to like me. I wanted the city of Pittsburgh to be proud of me. But my first few seasons, I used to count the number of people on my bandwagon on one finger. I had people call me a dummy and a hick. I had a lady stop me outside the stadium and tell me I stunk. I heard the people cheer when I got hurt. Rub up against enough briar patches and your hide will get pretty tough. Mine did." Perhaps no Steelers player has ever had more of a "love-hate" relationship with fans than Terry Bradshaw. Terry was booed vigorously by fickle fans in Pittsburgh for the 1st five years of his career... funny, nobody is booing now. 4 Super Bowl Titles, 2 Super Bowl MVPs, 2 Team MVPs, 1 League MVP, and numerous Pro Bowl appearances ulitmately silenced Terry's critics. But Bradshaw, who is unquestionably one of the greatest Steelers of all time, has not returned to Pittsburgh since his retirement in the preseason of 1984. The reason is simple... for Terry, the echos of the boos still linger. When I hear some of the things said about Aaron Brooks, I often recall how Terry Bradshaw remembers his first 5 years in Pittsburgh. Bradshaw was blamed for all the short-comings of his TEAM. He was booed at every turn. The fans booed when he got injured. He was called a dumb QB. It sounds exactly like what fans are saying about Brooks. Seems Bradshaw still hasn't really forgiven some of the fans for the horrible way he was treated. I wonder who will get the the last laugh? Regardless of how it ends up, Brooks has been treated unfairly.... [Edited on 27/5/2004 by GumboBC] [Edited on 27/5/2004 by GumboBC]
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