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 Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. is his full name. [([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tom-Brady|britannica]])] Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. is his full name. [([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tom-Brady|britannica]])]
 +
 +===== Birth =====
 +
 +On August 3, 1977, he was born.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tom-Brady|britannica]])]
 +
 +===== Quaterback =====
 +
 +He is a quarterback in American football.[([[https://www.nfl.com/players/tom-brady/|NFL]])]
 +
 +===== Current Team =====
 +
 +He is a member of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL).[([[https://www.nfl.com/players/tom-brady/|NFL]])]
 +
 +===== New England Patriots =====
 +
 +He spent the first 20 seasons of his career with the New England Patriots. From 2001 through 2019, he was a key contributor to the franchise's success.[([[https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/tom-brady/m01xyt7|artsandculture]])]
 +
 +===== Greatest =====
 +
 +Brady is largely recognized as the all-time best quarterback.[([[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/tom-brady-widely-considered-the-greatest-nfl-quarterback-retires|pbs]])]
 +
 +===== From College To Patriots =====
 +
 +Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round, 199th overall, in the 2000 NFL Draft after playing college football at Michigan. He eventually became known as the NFL's biggest draft steal.[([[https://tv.apple.com/cl/person/tom-brady/umc.cpc.12xn1i04ka31w4r36pd58avv6|Apple TV]])]
 +
 +===== 2nd Season =====
 +
 +During his second season, he was promoted to starting quarterback. With this alteration, the Patriots won their first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XXXVI.[([[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-england-patriots-win-first-super-bowl|history]])]
 +
 +===== Primary Starter =====
 +
 +Brady was the Patriots' regular starter for 18 seasons, leading the team to 17 division titles, including 11 straight from 2009 to 2019.[([[https://www.patriots.com/news/tom-brady-bio|patriots]])]
 +
 +===== Achievements =====
 +
 +Brady also led the Patriots to 13 AFC Championship Games, including eight straight from 2011 to 2018, nine Super Bowl appearances, and six Super Bowl championships. All NFL records for a single player or team. [([[https://en.as.com/en/2022/01/30/nfl/1643498627_395942.html|as]])]
 +
 +===== Buccaneers =====
 +
 +He signed with the Buccaneers in 2020. They won Super Bowl LV thanks to Tom Brady's leadership. As a result, he now has 10 Super Bowl appearances and seven triumphs to his name.[([[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/nfl-super-bowl-tampa-kansas-city-recap-1.5904929|cbc]])]
 +
 +===== Records =====
 +
 +Brady owns several career quarterback records, including the most Pro Bowl selections, passing yards, completions, touchdown passes, and games started. He has never had a losing season and is the NFL leader in career quarterback wins, regular season quarterback wins, playoff quarterback wins, and Super Bowl MVP titles, as well as the only Super Bowl MVP for two separate clubs.[([[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tom-brady-retires-with-all-the-records/|fivethirtyeight]])]
 +
 +===== Longevity =====
 +
 +Brady is also notable for the consistency of his success, becoming the first quarterback to win a Super Bowl in three consecutive decades.[([[https://www.sportsnet.ca/nfl/article/numbers-tom-brady-built-legacy-longevity-consistency/|sportsnet]])]
 +
 +===== Impressive For His Age =====
 +
 +He is the oldest player to be named Super Bowl MVP and win a Super Bowl as the starting quarterback at the age of 43 in Super Bowl LV, as well as the oldest NFL MVP at the age of 40 in 2017.[([[https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/oldest-quarterback-to-win-super-bowl-mvp|statmuse]])]
 +
 +===== All-Decade Teams =====
 +
 +Brady is the only NFL quarterback to have been chosen to both all-decade teams (2000s and 2010s).[([[https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/06/tom-brady-is-first-qb-to-make-two-all-decade-teams/|profootballtalk]])]
 +
 +===== 100th Anniversary All-Time Team =====
 +
 +In 2019, he was unanimously chosen to the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.[([[https://tv.apple.com/us/person/tom-brady/umc.cpc.12xn1i04ka31w4r36pd58avv6|Apple TV]])]
 +
 +===== Place Of Birth =====
 +
 +Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. was born on August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tom-Brady|britannica]])]
 +
 +===== Parents =====
 +
 +He was Galynn Patricia and Thomas Brady Sronly's son and fourth child.[([[https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/tom-brady-parents|sportskeeda]])]
 +
 +===== Sisters =====
 +
 +Nancy, Julie, and Maureen are his three elder sisters.[([[https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/tom-brady-parents|sportskeeda]])]
 +
 +===== Family History =====
 +
 +On his father's side, two of Brady's great-great-grandparents, John and Bridget Brady, were Irish refugees from the Great Famine. They relocated from Boston to San Francisco before to the American Civil War. They were accompanied by Bridget's sister Ann and her husband Lawrence Meegan, the parents of "Steady" Pete Meegan, a 19th-century American Major League Baseball player.[([[https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2017/03/04/tom-brady-roots-run-deep-into-century-boston/fnXhdw7Sxj1JKTMknQgVfK/story.html|bostonglobe]])]
 +
 +===== Uncle =====
 +
 +Brady's great-uncle, Michael Buckley Jr., was the first American POW in WWII.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/p8qbnf/til_michael_buckley_jr_the_first_american_pow_in/|Reddit]])]
 +
 +===== Joe Montana Fan =====
 +
 +Brady was a fan of quarterback Joe Montana when he watched San Francisco 49ers games at Candlestick Park in the 1980s. Brady referred to Montana as his idol and an influence.[([[https://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Tom-Brady-shares-49ers-Catch-Joe-Montana-14930351.php|sfgate]])]
 +
 +===== Tony Graziani =====
 +
 +Brady attended football camp at the College of San Mateo as a youngster, where he learned to throw the football from camp counselor and future NFL/AFL quarterback Tony Graziani.[([[https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/82246/tony-graziani-tom-brady-s-qb-guru|hardcorehusky]])]
 +
 +===== High School =====
 +
 +Brady graduated from Junpero Serra High School in San Mateo in 1995. In high school, he participated in football, basketball, and baseball.[([[https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-news-barry-bonds-steroids-serra-high-school-tom-brady-went-to-the-same-high-school-as-this-controversial-mlb-hall-of-famer-who-was-also-a-14x-all-star/|essentiallysports]])]
 +
 +===== Pat Burrell =====
 +
 +In both football and baseball, he faced Bellarmine College Preparatory rival Pat Burrell.[([[https://sport-topics.com/did-tom-brady-play-basketball|sport-topics]])]
 +
 +===== Backup Quaterback =====
 +
 +Brady began his football career as the junior varsity quarterback for the Padres.[([[https://thelistwire.usatoday.com/lists/tom-brady-by-the-numbers-michigan-wolverines-tampa-bay-buccaneers-new-england-patriots/|thelistwire]])]
 +
 +===== Junipero Serra High School Hall of Fame =====
 +
 +In 2003, he was inducted into the Junipero Serra High School Hall of Fame, joining fellow Serra High grads such as Barry Bonds, Lynn Swann, Gregg Jefferies, and Jim Fregosi, among many others.[([[https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/pictures/tom-brady-his-story/|cbsnews]])]
 +
 +===== Brady Family Stadium =====
 +
 +Brady visited the school in 2012, two weeks after Super Bowl XLVI, when authorities announced that the football stadium will be christened Brady Family Stadium.[([[https://populartimelines.com/timeline/Tom-Brady|populartimelines]])]
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