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TIL that NFL QB Terry Bradshaw had elbow surgery in 1983 and told the Steelers that he would be ready to play that year. Because of this, they didn't draft future HOF QB Dan Marino. Bradshaw only played one more game, reinjuring his elbow and retiring. The Steelers didn't win another SB for 26 years

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