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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, [[Person_First_Name:=Tom]] [[Person_Last_Name:=Brady]] was born in [[Birth_City:=San Mateo]], [[Birth_State_Name:=California|[[Directory:California|California]]]], on [[Birth Date:=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 ==

== College ==

== College ==

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<b>Tom Brady </b>

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After graduating from the University of Michigan, Brady was chosen in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the [[New England Patriots]]; he was the 199th player chosen overall. Brady told Michael Silver that he had been "heartbroken" by not being chosen until the sixth round. In light of the success he has had in the NFL, some football analysts and observers have since questioned why Brady was chosen so late in the draft. On the other hand, the former New York Giants quarterback and current CBS analyst Phil Simms told Mark Maske for the Washington Post (January 28, 2004) that coming out of college, Brady "was not strong. He couldn't run. His arm was good, but there were a lot of questions there." Teams looking to draft players, he added, "have to go with the tangible." Another reason for his being passed over by many teams was that Brady had been given serious competition for the quarterback spot at Michigan by Henson, who at times appeared to be the more athletically gifted player.

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Brady was chosen in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the [[New England Patriots]]; he was the 199th player chosen overall. Brady told Michael Silver that he had been "heartbroken" by not being chosen until the sixth round. In light of the success he has had in the NFL, some football analysts and observers have since questioned why Brady was chosen so late in the draft. On the other hand, the former New York Giants quarterback and current CBS analyst Phil Simms told Mark Maske for the Washington Post (January 28, 2004) that coming out of college, Brady "was not strong. He couldn't run. His arm was good, but there were a lot of questions there." Teams looking to draft players, he added, "have to go with the tangible." Another reason for his being passed over by many teams was that Brady had been given serious competition for the quarterback spot at Michigan by Henson, who at times appeared to be the more athletically gifted player.

 

In 2000, as a backup to the Patriots' then-quarterback [[Drew Bledsoe]], Brady remained on the team's inactive list for much of the season and played only for several minutes of one game. The Patriots had a terrible year, posting a 5-11 record. In the second game of the 2001 season, Bledsoe was badly injured on a play, and Brady was asked to step in as the team's starting quarterback. When Brady made the first start of his NFL career, in the third game of the season, the Patriots were already burdened with a 0-2 record. Beginning with that game, which the Patriots won, the young quarterback steadied the team with his calm demeanor and rock-solid confidence. He was also shrewd in avoiding interceptions, setting a record from the start of a career for most pass attempts (162) made without throwing a dreaded "pick," as interceptions are often called. During the regular season Brady threw for 2,843 yards, while completing an outstanding 63.9 percent of his pass attempts (a Patriots team record), and recorded 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. His passer rating--a number that takes into account several key statistics and reflects a quarterback's overall performance--was an excellent 86.5. That year he played in the Pro Bowl, the NFL's equivalent of an all-star game.The team ended the regular season with 11 wins against five losses. In the play-offs the Patriots won a tough contest in the snow against the [[Oakland Raiders]], then bested the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the Conference Championship, earning the right to play the favored St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI before more than 70,000 fans in New Orleans.

In 2000, as a backup to the Patriots' then-quarterback [[Drew Bledsoe]], Brady remained on the team's inactive list for much of the season and played only for several minutes of one game. The Patriots had a terrible year, posting a 5-11 record. In the second game of the 2001 season, Bledsoe was badly injured on a play, and Brady was asked to step in as the team's starting quarterback. When Brady made the first start of his NFL career, in the third game of the season, the Patriots were already burdened with a 0-2 record. Beginning with that game, which the Patriots won, the young quarterback steadied the team with his calm demeanor and rock-solid confidence. He was also shrewd in avoiding interceptions, setting a record from the start of a career for most pass attempts (162) made without throwing a dreaded "pick," as interceptions are often called. During the regular season Brady threw for 2,843 yards, while completing an outstanding 63.9 percent of his pass attempts (a Patriots team record), and recorded 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. His passer rating--a number that takes into account several key statistics and reflects a quarterback's overall performance--was an excellent 86.5. That year he played in the Pro Bowl, the NFL's equivalent of an all-star game.The team ended the regular season with 11 wins against five losses. In the play-offs the Patriots won a tough contest in the snow against the [[Oakland Raiders]], then bested the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the Conference Championship, earning the right to play the favored St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI before more than 70,000 fans in New Orleans.

Bill Beuttler wrote for Boston Magazine (August 2002, on-line) that in the wake of Brady's performance in Super Bowl XXXVI, the media focus on the young quarterback had been "pretty much nonstop. . . . Brady's pursuers include a relentless swarm of promoters, sponsors, reporters, and--assuming you believe the gossip columns--a parade of willing women." In the weeks that followed the Patriots' victory, among other signs of the quarterback's newfound celebrity, People magazine placed Brady on its 2002 list of the "50 Most Beautiful People"; a photograph of a bare-chested Brady was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated (April 15, 2002) under the words "A Whirlwind Off-Season for the New Prince of the NFL"; he sparred playfully with the boxing legend [[Muhammad Ali]] at a fund-raiser; and the real-estate mogul [[Donald Trump]] flew Brady on his private jet to Gary, [[Indiana]], so that the football star could help him judge the 2002 [[Miss USA]] contest. "These last few weeks have been a whirlwind, and I'm trying to learn as I go along," Brady told Silver. "I think I'm a pretty good quarterback, but there's all this other stuff that goes along with being a very recognizable person, and I suck at it. This is my new reality, I guess, and it's knocking me down." In the face of such potential distractions, Brady remained focused on football. "Why do some guys have one great year and then play so badly the next?" he asked Beuttler rhetorically. "Well, now I think I know why--because there are so many things that can take you away from what you need to do to focus on your job. My biggest fear is to end up being a one-hit wonder." The Patriots player Larry Izzo told Beuttler, "[Brady] works as seriously as anybody out here. He's here at seven in the morning throughout the off-season, with [backup quarterback] [[Damon Huard]]--throwing the ball, running. He works like he's a sixth-round draft pick out of Michigan still, not the Super Bowl MVP. And that's good. When you see a guy like that--a leader of your football team--doing all the hard stuff the hard way, you get a level of respect from everybody in the locker room."

Bill Beuttler wrote for Boston Magazine (August 2002, on-line) that in the wake of Brady's performance in Super Bowl XXXVI, the media focus on the young quarterback had been "pretty much nonstop. . . . Brady's pursuers include a relentless swarm of promoters, sponsors, reporters, and--assuming you believe the gossip columns--a parade of willing women." In the weeks that followed the Patriots' victory, among other signs of the quarterback's newfound celebrity, People magazine placed Brady on its 2002 list of the "50 Most Beautiful People"; a photograph of a bare-chested Brady was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated (April 15, 2002) under the words "A Whirlwind Off-Season for the New Prince of the NFL"; he sparred playfully with the boxing legend [[Muhammad Ali]] at a fund-raiser; and the real-estate mogul [[Donald Trump]] flew Brady on his private jet to Gary, [[Indiana]], so that the football star could help him judge the 2002 [[Miss USA]] contest. "These last few weeks have been a whirlwind, and I'm trying to learn as I go along," Brady told Silver. "I think I'm a pretty good quarterback, but there's all this other stuff that goes along with being a very recognizable person, and I suck at it. This is my new reality, I guess, and it's knocking me down." In the face of such potential distractions, Brady remained focused on football. "Why do some guys have one great year and then play so badly the next?" he asked Beuttler rhetorically. "Well, now I think I know why--because there are so many things that can take you away from what you need to do to focus on your job. My biggest fear is to end up being a one-hit wonder." The Patriots player Larry Izzo told Beuttler, "[Brady] works as seriously as anybody out here. He's here at seven in the morning throughout the off-season, with [backup quarterback] [[Damon Huard]]--throwing the ball, running. He works like he's a sixth-round draft pick out of Michigan still, not the Super Bowl MVP. And that's good. When you see a guy like that--a leader of your football team--doing all the hard stuff the hard way, you get a level of respect from everybody in the locker room."

 

Brady started all 16 regular-season games for the Patriots in 2002, again achieving excellent numbers, including a career-high 3,764 yards passing, completion of 62 percent of his pass attempts, a career-high 28 touchdowns, and just 14 interceptions. The Patriots as a team, however, did not fare well, stumbling to a 9-7 record and failing to qualify for the play-offs. In 2003, however, Brady and the Patriots returned to championship form, posting a league-best 14-2 regular-season record and recording a 15-game winning streak (which included the team's run through the play-offs and the Super Bowl game), the longest in the NFL in 31 years. In the regular season Brady threw for 3,620 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. His passer rating was 85.9, 10th best in the league, which, while respectable, did not reflect the fact that Brady had led his team to victory more often than any other team's quarterback. On their march through the 2003 play-offs, Brady and the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans and the Indianapolis Colts, who were led by the quarterbacks Steve McNair and Peyton Manning, respectively, that year's NFL co-MVPs. (Brady finished third in the voting for league MVP.) The Patriots safety Rodney Harrison told Goodman, "No one ever puts [Brady] in a class of the [[Peyton Manning]]s and the [[Steve McNair]]s"--who are said to have stronger arms, to be better runners, and to be more talented overall. "But that's fine because when you keep taking him for granted, he keeps kicking you right in the butt." Speaking of Brady, Peyton Manning himself told Bill Williamson for the Pioneer Press (January 31, 2004), "He is one of the best quarterbacks in the game because of the way he does his job. He uses his head as well as anyone and just goes out and wins games."

Brady started all 16 regular-season games for the Patriots in 2002, again achieving excellent numbers, including a career-high 3,764 yards passing, completion of 62 percent of his pass attempts, a career-high 28 touchdowns, and just 14 interceptions. The Patriots as a team, however, did not fare well, stumbling to a 9-7 record and failing to qualify for the play-offs. In 2003, however, Brady and the Patriots returned to championship form, posting a league-best 14-2 regular-season record and recording a 15-game winning streak (which included the team's run through the play-offs and the Super Bowl game), the longest in the NFL in 31 years. In the regular season Brady threw for 3,620 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. His passer rating was 85.9, 10th best in the league, which, while respectable, did not reflect the fact that Brady had led his team to victory more often than any other team's quarterback. On their march through the 2003 play-offs, Brady and the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans and the Indianapolis Colts, who were led by the quarterbacks Steve McNair and Peyton Manning, respectively, that year's NFL co-MVPs. (Brady finished third in the voting for league MVP.) The Patriots safety Rodney Harrison told Goodman, "No one ever puts [Brady] in a class of the [[Peyton Manning]]s and the [[Steve McNair]]s"--who are said to have stronger arms, to be better runners, and to be more talented overall. "But that's fine because when you keep taking him for granted, he keeps kicking you right in the butt." Speaking of Brady, Peyton Manning himself told Bill Williamson for the Pioneer Press (January 31, 2004), "He is one of the best quarterbacks in the game because of the way he does his job. He uses his head as well as anyone and just goes out and wins games."

== 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, actress Bridget Moynahan and model Gisele Bündchen.

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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