NFL great Terry Bradshaw clarifies role in freeing stuck plane passengers after claims of heroism

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw’s caller travel to Pittsburgh lasted overmuch longer than he anticipated, acknowledgment to a jammed boarding door.

The level departed from Dallas-Forth Worth. Bradshaw was walking to Pittsburgh Thursday to be a celebratory meal Friday for erstwhile Steelers teammate Mel Blount, USA Today reported.

Bradshaw was seated adjacent nan beforehand of nan plane, according to reports. At immoderate constituent during nan trip, nan doorway malfunctioned. 

Selah Holland, a rider walking connected nan aforesaid formation arsenic Bradshaw, told KDKA 5 nan aviator informed everyone onboard that nan stuck doorway was yet opened “thanks to nan spot of 1 of our passengers.”

“The aviator announced, and you could benignant of perceive he was chuckling arsenic he said it, but he said, ‘Thanks to nan spot of 1 of our passengers, we were yet capable to get nan doorway open,’ and I deliberation we each knew he was alluding to Mr. Bradshaw,” Holland said. 

However, Bradshaw took to societal media Friday to explain nan domiciled he played.  

“Just to group nan grounds straight,” he wrote connected an Instagram post, “I did thing to unfastened nan doorway connected nan plane!” 

The 76-year-old erstwhile backmost past credited nan attraction personnel. 

“The attraction unit had it unfastened successful 15 [minutes].”

Holland besides noted that respective Steelers fans were connected committee nan flight, and comments were made successful jest astir Bradshaw getting retired of his spot to perchance sound down nan door.

“There were a batch of Steelers fans connected board, of course, truthful it was kinda funny because I deliberation group had been making jokes that he should thief bust down nan door,” Holland said.Bradshaw spent his full storied NFL profession pinch nan Steelers, winning 4 Super Bowls successful six seasons pinch nan franchise. Bradshaw and Blount played for Pittsburgh from 1970-1983. Blount, who played cornerback, is besides a Pro Football Hall of Famer.