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Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and was a central contributor to the franchise's dynasty from 2001 to 2019. In his final three seasons, he was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time.After playing college football at the University of Michigan, Brady was selected 199th overall by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, later earning him a reputation as the NFL's biggest draft steal. He became the starting quarterback during his second season, which saw the Patriots win their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVI. As the team's primary starter for 18 seasons, Brady led the Patriots to 17 division titles (including 11 consecutive from 2009 to 2019), 13 AFC Championship Games (including eight consecutive from 2011 to 2018), nine Super Bowl appearances, and six Super Bowl titles, all NFL records for a player and franchise. He joined the Buccaneers in early 2020 and won Super Bowl LV, extending his individual records to 10 Super Bowl appearances and seven victories. Beginning in 2024, Brady will be the lead color commentator for NFL on Fox.Brady holds many major quarterback records, including most career passing yards, completions, touchdown passes, and games started. He is the NFL leader in career quarterback wins, quarterback regular season wins, quarterback playoff wins, and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, and the only Super Bowl MVP for two different franchises. Additional accolades held by Brady include the most Pro Bowl selections and the first unanimous NFL MVP. The only quarterback to win a Super Bowl in three separate decades, Brady is also noted for the longevity of his success. He was the oldest NFL MVP at age 40, the oldest Super Bowl MVP at age 43, and the oldest quarterback selected to the Pro Bowl at age 44. Brady is the only NFL quarterback named to two all-decade teams (2000s and 2010s) and was unanimously named to the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019. Early years Brady was born in San Mateo, California, on August 3, 1977, the only son and fourth child of Galynn Patricia (née Johnson) and Thomas Brady Sr. Brady was raised as a Catholic. His father is of Irish descent, while his mother has Swedish, Norwegian, German, and Polish ancestry.In the 1980s, Brady regularly attended San Francisco 49ers games at Candlestick Park, where he was a fan of quarterback Joe Montana; Brady called Montana his idol and one of his inspirations. At age four, Brady attended the 1981 NFC Championship, against the Dallas Cowboys, in which Montana threw "The Catch" to Dwight Clark. As a child, Brady attended football camp at the College of San Mateo, where he was taught to throw the football by camp counselor and future NFL/AFL quarterback Tony Graziani. Despite the rivalry between the two teams, Brady grew up as a Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics fan.Brady attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, where he graduated in 1995. He played football, basketball, and baseball in high school. He played against Bellarmine College Preparatory rival Pat Burrell in both football and baseball. Brady began his football career as the backup quarterback on the Padres junior varsity team. At first, Brady was not good enough to start on the 0–8 junior varsity team, which had not scored a touchdown all year. Brady ascended to the starting position when the starting quarterback was injured. He became the varsity starter in his junior year and held the position until he graduated. By Brady's senior year, he was striving to be noticed by college coaches. He created highlight tapes and sent them to schools he considered attending. This led to strong interest from many football programs. The process of recruiting was much different during Brady's time when athletes' rankings were not as prominent. In terms of recruiting in the 2000s, Brady would have been considered a three or four-star recruit. He was a highly rated prospect. Brady was also on Blue Chip Illustrated as well as a Prep Football Report All-American selection. After his recruiting process, he narrowed his list to five schools. "Probably the ones that we did hear from and ultimately pared the list to were Cal–Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Michigan and Illinois", his father said. As a Cal-Berkeley fan, his father hoped that Brady would attend the nearby school, where Brady was a silent commit, and that he would be able to watch his son play.Brady was also known as a great baseball player in high school. He was a left-handed-batting catcher with power. His skills impressed MLB scouts, and he was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos, after the team brought Brady to Candlestick Park to work out with players, a very unusual decision. The Expos projected Brady as a potential All-Star, with then-GM Kevin Malone claiming he had the potential to be "one of the greatest catchers ever". The team offered him money typical of that offered to a late second-round or early third-round pick, but Brady was recruited by Michigan football assistant Bill Harris, signing to play for the University of Michigan in 1995. Brady would become the last active athlete drafted by the Expos. He finished his high school football career by completing 236 of 447 passes for 3,702 yards and 31 touchdowns. Brady also won All-State and All-Far West honors and the team's Most Valuable Player Award.During summer 1998 and 1999, Brady was an intern at Merrill Lynch. He was inducted into the Junípero Serra High School Hall of Fame in 2003. When Brady visited the school in 2012, two weeks after Super Bowl XLVI, administrators announced that they named the football stadium Brady Family Stadium. College career Brady played college football at the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1999. After redshirting in 1995, Brady spent the next two years as a backup quarterback, while teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese led the 1997 Wolverines to an undefeated season, which was capped by a victory in the Rose Bowl and a share of the national championship. When he initially enrolled at Michigan, Brady was seventh on the depth chart, and struggled to get playing time. At one point, Brady hired a sports psychologist to help him cope with frustration and anxiety; he even considered transferring to the University of California, Berkeley. He worked closely with assistant athletic director Greg Harden, who met with Brady every week to build his confidence and to maximize his performance. Brady told 60 Minutes in 2014: "He will always be somebody I rely on for sound advice and mentorship. He has helped me with my own personal struggles in both athletics and in life. Greg really pushed me in a direction that I wasn't sure I could go."On September 28, 1996, Brady .... Discover the Tom Brady popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Tom Brady books.
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Belichick
Ian O'ConnorThe definitive biography of the NFL’s most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach Bill Belichick is p...
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Birds of Pray
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Inflammation Nation
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Upon Further Review
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Tom Brady
Jordan LoweTOM BRADY This book serves as a biography to date of Tom Brady, the NFL superstar. Inside, you will learn just why Tom Brady is considered to be a legend of the game. You will soon...
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Playmakers
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The Boston Freedom Trail
Robert WheelerA Moving and Informative Guidebook and Keepsake Worthy of Coffee Table Display!Through lyrical paragraphs and poignant black and white images, The Boston Freedom Trail reveals the ...
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Republicans Buy Sneakers Too
Clay TravisNational Bestseller!Sports media superstar Clay Travis wants to save sports from the social justice warriors seeking to turn them into another political battleground.Have you ever ...
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KD
Marcus ThompsonGolden State Warriors insider and bestselling author Marcus Thompson “paints a complex portrait and captures all the multitudes of a dynamic athlete trying to carve his legacy” (Jo...
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Gambler
Billy WaltersNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An insightful read…Walters is a largerthanlife character.” Sports Illustrated “This book is going to become the sports gambling bible…The formula’s in ...
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Belichick and Brady
Michael HolleyNew York Times bestselling sportswriter Michael Holley takes readers behind the scenes of the relationship that transformed the Patriots from a middling franchise to the envy of th...
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Million-Dollar Throw
Mike LupicaFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of HEAT and TRAVEL TEAM.Everyone calls Nate Brodie "Brady" because he's a New England quarterback, just like his idol, Tom B...
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A Season in the Sun
Lars AndersonWITH A FOREWORD BY COACH BRUCE ARIANSThe extraordinary behindthescenes story of how Coach Bruce Arians, Tom Brady, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came together to deliver one of the ...
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Tom Brady
David BowesTOM BRADY This book aims to serve as a biography of Tom Brady, documenting his life and career to date. Inside, you will learn about Brady’s childhood, his high school ...
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The TB12 Method
Tom BradyThe #1 New York Times bestseller by the 7time Super Bowl championThe first book by NFL legend Tom Brady, the 7time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay B...
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The Blueprint
Christopher PriceMoneyball for the New England Patriots, awardwinning sportswriter Christopher Price goes into the inner workings of the legendary football franchise in The BlueprintFor years, the ...
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Tom Brady
Eric BraunTom Brady is the star quarterback for the New England Patriots. He's led his team to more division titles than any other quarterback in National Football League (NFL) history. He a...
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Unnecessary Roughness
Jose Baez, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez & George WillisThe New York Times bestseller: a revelatory inside story of the trial and final days of New England Patriots superstar Aaron Hernandez, by his attorney and New York Times bestselli...
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This Book Has Balls
Michael RapaportThe sports world according to Michael Rapaportactor, Top 50 podcaster, awardwinning film maker, and sports fanaticfrom the greatest and downright worst athletes, players, teams, an...
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Fearless
Doug Pederson & Dan PompeiHow does an underdog become a champion? One of the most innovative, gutsy, and dynamic head coaches in the NFL reveals the strategies behind building the Eagles team that shocked t...
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Total Immersion
Terry LaughlinSwim betterand enjoy every lapwith Total Immersion, a guide to improving your swimming from an expert with more than thirty years of experience in the water.Terry Laughlin, the wor...
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Brady vs Manning
Gary MyersNew York Times Bestseller From Acclaimed sports journalist Gary Myers comes the definitive inside account of the greatest rivalry in NFL historyTom Brady and Peyton Manning ar...
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Am-Pm Callanetics
Callan PinckneyFeaturing two 20minute daily workouts designed to strengthen and reshape the whole body, this programme aims to fit easily into the reader's daily schedule, providing an energi...
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The Truth About Aaron
Jonathan HernándezThe unvarnished true story of the tragic life and death of Aaron Hernandez, the college AllAmerican and New England Patriots star convicted of murder, told by one of the few people...
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The Captain Class
Sam WalkerA bold new theory of leadership drawn from elite captains throughout sportsnamed one of the best business books of the year by CNBC, The New York Times, Forbes, strategy+busin...
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Relentless
Julian EdelmanBill Belichick: "Julian is the epitome of competitiveness, toughness, and the great things that are possible when someone is determined to achieve their goals." Tom Brady: "It's a ...
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Gridiron Genius
Michael LombardiFormer NFL general manager and threetime Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi reveals what makes football organizations tick at the championship level. From personnel to practice to ...
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Castaway
Lucy IrvineTHE SHOCKING STORY OF A DESERT ISLAND DREAM THAT WENT SOUR'Writer seeks "wife" for a year on tropical island.' The opportunity to escape from it all was irresistible. Lucy Irvine ...
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The Dynasty
Jeff BenedictNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the definitive inside story of the New England Patriotsthe greatest sports dynasty of...
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Be Like Water
Joseph CardilloIn the vein of Bruce Lee's famous "be water, my friend" speech as referenced by Tom Brady comes a guide to harnessing your energy to increase focus and peace. "A fascinating and h...
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Tom Brady
David FischerAuthor David Fischer celebrates Tom Brady's unparalleled football career with passionate and vivid prose, supreme photographic images, callout quotes, and boxed features. In additi...
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Chuck Klosterman X
Chuck KlostermanNew York Timesbestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman sorts through the past decade and how we got to now.Chuck Klosterman has created an incomparable body of work ...
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Head in the Game
Brandon SneedAn intriguing blend of science and sports that explores how some of the worlds greatest athletes are utilizing the last frontier of performanceenhancing technologythe mental mappin...
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Kiss the Ground
Josh TickellFrom Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a “fascinating, easytofollow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil...
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Superfans
George DohrmannA Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary inner lives of America’s most obsessive sports fans. There are fans, and then there are fanatics. In...
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NFL Century
Joe HorriganFrom the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the National Football League, timed to coincide with the NFL’s 100th anni...
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The Life Plan Diet
Jeffry S LifeFeel younger even as you grow older! From New York Times bestselling author Dr. Life, this hearthealthy diet plan will help men aged fifty and older lose weight, boost their energy...
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Heart and Steel
Bill CowherA poignant, inspirational story about football, family, and love from Bill Cowher, the Super Bowl–winning, HallofFame Pittsburgh Steelers coach, and cohost of CBS’s The NFL Today. ...
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12
Casey Sherman & Dave WedgeThe thrilling behindthescenes account of how the NFL's most sensational scandal culminated in sports history's greatest comeback, featuring dozens of exclusive interviews with Patr...
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Big Game
Mark Leibovich“A raucous, smashmouth, firstperson takedown of the National Football League." Wall Street JournalThe New York Times bestsellerFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This...
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Talking to GOATs
Jim GrayINSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!WITH A FOREWORD BY TOM BRADY “As a sportscaster and sports historian, Jim’s career genuinely stands the test of time. . . . This book is sports hi...