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In the span of one season--2001--the exceptionally poised [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[quarterback]] '''Tom Brady''' went from relative obscurity to league stardom, leading the New England Patriots to their improbable victory over the St. Louis Rams in [[Super Bowl]] XXXVI; in the process he became the youngest quarterback ever to win an NFL championship. In 2004, after leading the Patriots to their second Super Bowl triumph in three years, Brady won the [[Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) award of the championship game, as he had two years earlier, and became the youngest quarterback ever to win two Super Bowls. With those accomplishments Brady has invited comparisons to some of the great quarterbacks of the past, in particular the legendary [[Joe Montana]]. Like Montana, who won four Super Bowls and whose career Brady followed while growing up, Brady possesses neither the strongest throwing arm nor the greatest speed in the league. He is, however, acknowledged as a born leader on the field.

In the span of one season--2001--the exceptionally poised [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[quarterback]] '''Tom Brady''' went from relative obscurity to league stardom, leading the New England Patriots to their improbable victory over the St. Louis Rams in [[Super Bowl]] XXXVI; in the process he became the youngest quarterback ever to win an NFL championship. In 2004, after leading the Patriots to their second Super Bowl triumph in three years, Brady won the [[Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) award of the championship game, as he had two years earlier, and became the youngest quarterback ever to win two Super Bowls. With those accomplishments Brady has invited comparisons to some of the great quarterbacks of the past, in particular the legendary [[Joe Montana]]. Like Montana, who won four Super Bowls and whose career Brady followed while growing up, Brady possesses neither the strongest throwing arm nor the greatest speed in the league. He is, however, acknowledged as a born leader on the field.

The youngest of the four children--and the only son--of Tom and Galynn Brady, Tom Brady was born in San Mateo, [[California]], on August 3, 1977. Describing what it was like for her brother to grow up around so many girls, Julie Brady, the second-oldest of Tom's three sisters, told Michael Silver for Sports Illustrated (April 15, 2002), "He didn't get much time in the bathroom . . . and my sister Nancy would grill the girls who called him." Brady was interested in athletics from a very young age. He has recalled being in attendance with his father at a 1981 NFL play-off game in [[San Francisco]]. The 49ers won that game with the help of a spectacular play in which Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass to Dwight Clark. Referring to that play, Brady told Jim Litke for an Associated Press article (January 25, 2004), "I think I was whining the whole half because [my father] wouldn't buy me one of those foam fingers [used by fans to cheer on their home team]. So I don't think I enjoyed much of the second half." He added that when Clark caught the pass in the end zone, "Everyone jumped up, I couldn't see anything, and I think I was crying the whole way home, not realizing that was probably the most significant play in San Francisco 49ers history."

The youngest of the four children--and the only son--of Tom and Galynn Brady, Tom Brady was born in San Mateo, [[California]], on August 3, 1977. Describing what it was like for her brother to grow up around so many girls, Julie Brady, the second-oldest of Tom's three sisters, told Michael Silver for Sports Illustrated (April 15, 2002), "He didn't get much time in the bathroom . . . and my sister Nancy would grill the girls who called him." Brady was interested in athletics from a very young age. He has recalled being in attendance with his father at a 1981 NFL play-off game in [[San Francisco]]. The 49ers won that game with the help of a spectacular play in which Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass to Dwight Clark. Referring to that play, Brady told Jim Litke for an Associated Press article (January 25, 2004), "I think I was whining the whole half because [my father] wouldn't buy me one of those foam fingers [used by fans to cheer on their home team]. So I don't think I enjoyed much of the second half." He added that when Clark caught the pass in the end zone, "Everyone jumped up, I couldn't see anything, and I think I was crying the whole way home, not realizing that was probably the most significant play in San Francisco 49ers history."

== High School ==

== High School ==

== Personal ==

== Personal ==

Brady enjoys playing golf and is rumored to be an Internet addict. He had a speaking part in the Farrelly brothers' movie Stuck on You (2003). Several weeks before the Patriots' Super Bowl victory in February 2004, Brady attended President [[George W. Bush]]'s State of the Union address at the president's invitation. Over the years he has been linked romantically to a number of women, including the actress Tara Reid and actress Bridget Moynahan.

Brady enjoys playing golf and is rumored to be an Internet addict. He had a speaking part in the Farrelly brothers' movie Stuck on You (2003). Several weeks before the Patriots' Super Bowl victory in February 2004, Brady attended President [[George W. Bush]]'s State of the Union address at the president's invitation. Over the years he has been linked romantically to a number of women, including the actress Tara Reid, actress Bridget Moynahan and model Gisele Bündchen.

Brady is six feet four inches tall and a lean, muscular 225 pounds. Photo- and telegenic, he has blue eyes, a bright smile, and a cleft chin. Referring to the methodical and precise way he goes about defeating his opponents on the football field, Jim Litke wrote, "Despite his boyish looks, Brady, at 26, already has the heart of an assassin."

Brady is six feet four inches tall and a lean, muscular 225 pounds. Photo- and telegenic, he has blue eyes, a bright smile, and a cleft chin. Referring to the methodical and precise way he goes about defeating his opponents on the football field, Jim Litke wrote, "Despite his boyish looks, Brady, at 26, already has the heart of an assassin."

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[[Category:American football player]]

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