I have always maintained that Bradshaw was a good QB who played on a great team. His career stats by themselves are OK, but nothing to shout about. Of course, I could be prejudiced, since the Steelers beat up on the Browns so much in the '70s and '80s. :-)
I was at the game in '76 when Turkey Joe Jones planted TB headfirst in the turf. Sitting in the closed part of the endzone behind the 3B dugout at the old stadium, just above the Steeler section. I have never experienced more craziness at a sporting event than that day.
As a sane Steeler fan, I never had the courage to go to old Cleveland Stadium in over 40 years when I could (gutless)......... like driving a VW bug to a hunting reserve with "I Reserve The Right to Arm Bears" stickers all over it.
"I have always maintained that Bradshaw was a good QB who played on a great team. "
Bradshaw had a genius few people recognized. In his early days the Steelers would often find themselves in third and long situations. He knew he was just as likely to complete one 60 yards as one 20 yards, so Bradshaw would step back and throw the ball sixty yards, often resulting in an interception. "What an idiot!" people would say. Yeah, he just threw the ball farther than the punter could kick it and put the other team in a hole. Crazy like a fox, Terry.