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== Family ==

== Family ==

 

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."