True to his frenetic style, though, Bradshaw isn't resting on Fox NFL Sunday's popularity. He's hardly resting at all. (For one, you can catch him covering the Super Bowl February 6.) That's because Bradshaw spends some 250 days on the road each year. About 70 of those are for Fox, 30 go to his work as co-owner of the Fitz-Bradshaw NASCAR team, and 50 are devoted to private speaking engagements (Bradshaw is one of the most sought-after speakers in the country). The other 100 or so are divided among commercials, acting, and other businesses Bradshaw has a stake in, including a quarter-horse ranch in Oklahoma. That leaves just 100 days for resting at home.

"I'm definitely a workaholic," says Bradshaw, who when we chat is in New York at a meeting of Fox's entire NFL broadcasting team, many of whom - including flat-topped Radio Shack pitchman Howie Long and former Cowboys hurler Troy Aikman - are milling around us. "So when I'm not working, I really like to relax, and my Phoenix home is the best place to do that."

Safeway is only one of the things that make Phoenix so comfortable for the 56-year-old Shreveport native. Phoenix also has top-notch golfing, big-city hustle and bustle, and the quiet of its natural surroundings. "It's really a cosmopolitan city in the desert," says Bradshaw, leaning back in his chair and mercifully moving well out of chest-poking range. "I love it there."

Even at rest in Arizona, Terry Bradshaw is probably working.
I moved to the Phoenix/Scottsdale area for the weather, and also its convenience to Los Angeles, where we do Fox NFL Sunday. Some weeks I'll stay out there the whole week during football season, and I can play golf and study. It's quiet and peaceful, and then I can still get on a plane and be in L.A. in an hour.