Born in San Mateo, California where he grew up a huge fan of the San Francisco 49ers and Joe Montana
Has three sisters named Julie, Nancy, and Maureen
Chooses to attend Michigan
Event 1
His only D1 offer at the time, and had to have his high school coach call and persuade them to offer.
Despite being benched and splitting time with highly touted recruit Drew Hensen, he took over the starting job and won the Orange bowl over Alabama his senior season.
First of Many
Event 3
Stepping for injured franchise QB Drew Bledsoe in week 2, Brady led the Patriots to their first ever Super Bowl win against the over-whelming favorites, the St. Louis Rams
After the Rams tied the game, Brady led the team down the field with under a minute left to allow Adam Vinetari to hit the game winning field goal, winning by a score of 20-17.
Drafted by the Patriots
Event 2
Despite his success at Michigan, Brady slipped down all the way to the 6th round due to his poor athleticism, taken with the 199th pick by the Patriots
There were 6 other Qbs taken ahead of him, none of which ever won a playoff game
Bitter Sweet
Event 5
Brady earns his first regular season MVP award, breaking the all time single season passing TD record of 49 by throwing 50 en route to becoming the first team in NFL history to go 18-0
Despite all of their individual accolades, the Patriots came up short against the NY Giants in super bowl 42 by a score of 17-14
More bad luck
Event 4
Week 1 of the 2008 season, Bernard Pollard dove at Tom Bradys legs, tearing his ACL and shutting him down for the entire season.
This season would be the last time the Patriots missed the playoffs during Brady's career, in large part due to Brady's health
Changing the Narrative
Event 6
After losing two super bowls in a row, starting the 2014 season 2-3, and going through the "Deflategate" accusations, many wrote off Brady and the Pats. But they would make those people look foolish, beating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in super bowl 49.
Brady broke the passing yards record in this game, as well as coming back from the most points down ever in a Super Bowl (10).
Cementing his Legacy
Event 7
After everyone shut off their TV's, Brady did it again in Super Bowl 51. Down 28-3 Brady led an unprecedented comeback against the Atlanta Falcons, winning the game 35-28 in overtime
This was the first ever OT in Super Bowl history. Brady also broke all his previous single game Super Bowl records in this game.
Game broke the tie with Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, giving Brady 5 super bowl rings
Can't win em all
Event 8
The Patriots seemed to be destined to win in 2017 again, before the Philadelphia Eagles and their bunch of underdogs came around. The Eagles defeated the Pats 41-33 in Super Bowl 52, giving Brady a third loss.
Despite the loss, Brady put on an absolute clinic, throwing for over 500 yards (SB record). Also marked the most SB appearances ever by a QB (8) as well as being the oldest QB to play in the SB (40).