Terry Bradshaw (eBook)

From Super Bowl Champion to Television Personality

Brett L. Abrams (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
328 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7764-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines Terry Bradshaw’s celebrity status that has grown and developed through years of interacting with football fans and the larger U.S. culture. It covers his early years playing football, his growing status as an icon with the Pittsburgh Steelers, his career in broadcasting, and his forays into country music, television, and movies.

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Terry Bradshaw made a name for himself as the star quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning four Super Bowls and twice earning the MVP award. Beyond his athletic success, Bradshaw has established himself as a true cultural icon through his ventures into television, movies, and music.In Terry Bradshaw: From Super Bowl Champion to Television Personality, Brett L. Abrams details the many personas of this larger-than-life entertainer. Not satisfied with ';just' being a star quarterback, Bradshaw became an actor, commercial pitchman, country western and gospel singer, color commentator, and NFL pregame co-host. In addition to covering Bradshaw's life and career, Abrams discusses the stereotypes Bradshaw faced and his ability to turn those preconceived notions into a positive, likeable, ';down home' image that enabled him to find success across the entertainment industries. Ultimately, Bradshaw has become not only an iconic sports figure, but a cultural icon, as well.Terry Bradshaw delivers a new and refreshing look at one of football's most-recognized athletes. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with coaches, friends, coworkers, and football fans, this book illuminates Bradshaw's celebrity status in the context of nearly 50 years of interacting with football fans and the larger American pop culture.

Autor

Brett L. Abrams is archivist of electronic records in Washington, DC. He is a cultural and urban historian whose previous books include Hollywood Bohemians: Transgressive Sexuality and the Selling of the Movieland Dream (2008), Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C. (2009), and The Bullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball (2012).

Inhalt

Preface Introduction: Terry Bradshaw in the Entertainment Industry Chapter 1: Born In the Bayou: Making Heroes Chapter 2: The Bradshaw Image: Moses v. Li’l Abner Chapter 3: Two Golden Rings: Becoming the Leading Man Chapter 4: Two More Golden Rings: Taking Center Stage Chapter 5: Little bit Country & Little bit Gospel: Old School Southern Singer Chapter 6: From Advertising to Acting: Being a Good Old Boy Chapter 7: Leaving It On the Field: Hero Digs Deep Chapter 8: Press Box View: The Colorful Unfiltered Commentator Chapter 9: Studio Analysis and Hijinks: Playing “Terry Bradshaw” Chapter 10: Host, Guest Star & Commercials: Zany Uncle Terry Conclusion: Sports Icons and Celebrity Entertainers BibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.9.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Sports Icons and Issues in Popular Culture
• Zusatzinfo: 10 Illustrations including: - 8 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 2 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Schlagworte: American Football • athelete • best players • Broadcasting • Celebrity • Champion • Country Music • Football • football announcer • football champion • football greats • football hall of fame • football icons • football player • football stars • greatest players • Hall of Fame • iconic players • National Football League • NFL • pittsburgh steelers • players • Pop culture • pop culture icons • popular culture • popular culture icons • Professional Football • pro football • Quarterback • Quaterback • Sports • sports announcer • Steelers • Super Bowl • super bowl champion • television personality • tv personality
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7764-5 / 1442277645
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7764-9 / 9781442277649