10 Interesting Facts About New England Patriots QB Tom Brady

Tom Brady is the QB for the New England Patriots. Here are 10 interesting facts about him.

 

Tom Brady who was born on August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California. He has played for the New England Patriots and been in the NFL since 2000. He is a 9-time Pro Bowl player and Super Bowl Champion 3 times.

10 interesting facts about the football player, Tom Brady.

Facts #1:

Because of a positive childhood encounter with QB Joe Montana and a negative one with baseball player Chilli Davis, Tom Brady rarely passes up an opportunity to interact with children who are fans and ask for autographs.

Facts #2:

Tom Brady was the QB for Michigan against the University of Notre Dame that shattered attendance records with 111,523 people in attendance in the 1999 season opener.

Facts #3:

In his first full season after winning the starting QB job in New England in 2001, Tom Brady threw 162 passes without an interception.

Facts #4:

Tom Brady entered the record books early alongside Dan Marino, Brett Favre, Dante Culpepper and Kurt Warner earning selection to the Pro Bowl in his first full year as a starting QB in the NFL.

Facts #5:

In 2005, Tom Brady set an NFL record by winning 21 games in a row as the starting QB for the New England Patriots extending from one season to another.

Facts #6:

Besides Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and Bart Starr, Tom Brady enters his exclusive club of QBs who have won the Super Bowl MVP two times.

Facts #7:

Tom Brady being infamous as a practical joker once poured staining powder into Drew Bledsoe's socks, turning his feet purple for three weeks.

Facts #8:

Tom Brady is married to Gisele Bundchen and has two children but most people don't know he has a son with actress Bridget Moynahan the result of a previous relationship prior op him getting married.

Facts #9:

Brady has appeared as a host of Saturday Night Live, The Family Guy, The Simpsons and played himself in the HBO series, “Entourage.”

Facts #10:

Tom Brady's sister Julie married Boston Red Sox longtime star and current Japanese league 1^st baseman, Kevin Youkilis

Sources: CNN, Sporting News, Biography, ESPN, jockbio, ducksters, Forbes