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Looking for Terry

A Memoir

Terry Bradshaw

Written by
Terry Bradshaw
Read by
Terry Bradshaw
Length
7 hrs 51 min
Rating
5.0 / 5
Publisher
Harper Select
Released
2026-10-13

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What it is

Read by the author.

Terry Bradshaw explores what it really means to be Terry Bradshaw.

For more than fifty years, Terry Bradshaw has been one of the most recognizable figures in American culture. A Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl victories, Bradshaw didn’t fade quietly into retirement. Instead, he reinvented himself—again and again—as a movie and television actor, a beloved NFL broadcaster, and a larger-than-life personality whose humor and self-deprecation made him a household name far beyond football.

In Looking for Terry, his first memoir in more than two decades, Bradshaw finally pulls back the curtain on the persona the public thinks it knows. With trademark candor and wit, he examines how a reputation for being “not too smart” followed him throughout his career—and how he learned to embrace it rather than fight it. By leaning into the jokes, Bradshaw discovered that humor could be both a shield and a superpower. The result was the goofy, always-game-for-a-laugh Terry Bradshaw that fans came to love. But behind the punchlines was a more complicated man, one who sometimes felt trapped by the very character he helped create.

This memoir is not just a reflection on fame and perception; it’s an unflinching look at vulnerability. Bradshaw opens up about his struggle with depression, his deeply personal battle with cancer, and the role his faith played in carrying him through his darkest moments. This memoir is raw, moving, and unexpectedly tender, revealing a side of Bradshaw rarely seen on television.

By turns hilarious, heartfelt, and deeply inspiring, Looking for Terry is a story about resilience, reinvention, and the courage it takes to tell the truth about yourself—even when the world thinks it already knows who you are. Readers will laugh right along with Terry and ultimately come away with a deeper appreciation for the man behind the legend.

On the charts

Last charted October 16, 2026. Its best position was 2 on Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors, reached October 15, 2026. Seen on 6 charts over 27 days of readings, the first on September 13, 2026.

1 20 2 September 13, 2026 October 16, 2026 September 13, 2026 — position 8September 17, 2026 — position 12September 21, 2026 — position 6September 22, 2026 — position 8September 23, 2026 — position 11September 24, 2026 — position 14September 25, 2026 — position 13September 26, 2026 — position 9September 27, 2026 — position 10September 28, 2026 — position 11September 29, 2026 — position 15September 30, 2026 — position 14October 1, 2026 — position 16October 2, 2026 — position 13October 3, 2026 — position 14October 4, 2026 — position 20October 5, 2026 — position 17October 6, 2026 — position 12October 7, 2026 — position 13October 9, 2026 — position 17October 10, 2026 — position 18October 12, 2026 — position 11October 13, 2026 — position 4October 14, 2026 — position 3October 15, 2026 — position 2October 16, 2026 — position 4
Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Sports & Outdoors
Bestsellers 2 26 days October 16, 2026
New releases 2 4 days October 16, 2026
Biographies & Memoirs
New releases 7 4 days October 16, 2026
Apple Books 8 4 days October 16, 2026
Bestsellers 9 3 days October 16, 2026
All audiobooks
Coming soon 11 1 day September 13, 2026

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