Craig Bradshaw (American football)

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Craig Bradshaw
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1957-08-14) August 14, 1957 (age 66)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Southwood
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
College: Utah State
NFL draft: 1980  / Round: 7 / Pick: 182
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Player stats at PFR

William Craig Bradshaw (born August 14, 1957 [1] ) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).

Bradshaw was drafted in the 7th round (182nd overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers and he played a total of two games in the 1980 season. [1]

He is the brother of Pittsburgh Steeler Terry Bradshaw. The brothers were only the second set of brothers to play quarterback in the NFL, following Ed and Joey Sternaman in 1927 [2] and were the first quarterbacks to play opposite one another in a game. [3]

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References

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