Terry Bradshaw has had an incredible career on and off the football field, but a recent battle with cancer had him sidelined. Here’s what you need to know about his health struggles.

Football fans fell in love with Terry Bradshaw as the Super Bowl-winning quarterback in the 70s and as the amicable sports analyst on FOX NFL Sunday since 1994. In October 2022, during one of his televised broadcasts, the legendary athlete shocked his legion of followers when he revealed he had been battling both bladder cancer and skin cancer for over a year.

As for why he kept the fight private, Terry said he didn’t want any “pity” from the public, per his Nov. 2022 Today appearance. “I didn’t talk about it because I didn’t want pity,” he explained. “I didn’t talk about it because a lot of celebrities — unfortunately, I’m one of those — when they say this, I think the perception around America with all the millions of people is, ‘Aw, look at him. Bless his heart. He has cancer. I didn’t want that.”