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Tom Brady is born in San Mateo, California.
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Tom Brady excelled at both football and baseball in High School at Juniperro Serra. When he graduated in 1995, he turned down the chance to play professional baseball to go to the U of Michigan and play football.
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Although he played football, he did not see the field much for his first two seasons. He started his Junior year, and threw 350 passes for 2,626 yards.
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In Tom Brady's last game as a Michigan and college quarterback, Tom Brady was sensational and brought the team back from a pair of 14- point deficits. They won a thriller in a 35-34 overtime winner, against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Tom Brady was drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft. He is said to be the biggest steal ever in the history of the NFL. The New England Patriots drafted him in the 6th round, pick number 199.
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Tom Brady was a backup. He had sat his entire first year as a Rookie and was backing up Drew Bledsoe. After a nasty hit, Bledsoe was down and Tom Brady came in and won the game. The NFL would never be the same after that day and Drew would never get his job back.
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After a 2-3 start, Tom Brady led the 2001 Patriots to a 11-5 record. He was now in his very first Super Bowl. They were playing the St. Louis Rams, otherwise know as the "Greatest Show on Turf".
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Tom Brady had led the Patriots back to the Super Bowl in his 4th year. It was a shootout between the Carolina Panthers. With 2 minutes left in the game, the Panthers kicker kicked the ball out of bound, putting the ball on the 40 yard line. Tom Brady was able to bring the Patriots offense within field goal range. Adam Vinatieri nailed a 40+ yard field goal to win the game 32-29.
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