Thomas Brady is the son of Tom and Galynn Brady. He was born on Aug. 3, 1977 in San Mateo, Calif. (Courtesy: Junipero Serra High)
Tom Brady: His Story
Tom Brady was a high school All-American quarterback at Junipero Serra High in San Mateo, Calif. (Courtesy: Junipero Serra High)
Tom Brady: His Story
Brady, number 12 in high school, was the starting varsity quarterback for two seasons (1993-94) and completed 236 of 447 passes (52.8 percent) for 3,702 yards and 31 touchdowns during his high school career. (Courtesy: Junipero Serra High)
Tom Brady: His Story
He also lettered in baseball. Brady was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft as a catcher by the Montreal Expos. (Courtesy: Junipero Serra High)
Tom Brady: His Story
Brady also played basketball at Junipero Serra High. (Courtesy: Junipero Serra High)
Tom Brady: His Story
Brady, seen here with Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Lynn Swann, was inducted into the Junipero Serra High School Hall of Fame in 2003. He joined fellow Serra High graduates Swann, Barry Bonds, Gregg Jeffries, and Jim Fregosi. (Courtesy: Junipero Serra High)
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Brady went to Michigan, where he majored in organizational studies. He was Brian Griese's backup during the Wolverines national championship season in 1997. Brady, seen here in 1998 against Syracuse, became a starter his junior season. (Courtesy: Getty Images)
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Brady earned three letters at Michigan (1997-99) and recorded a 20-5 record as a two-year starter for the Wolverines, after battling Drew Henson for playing time his senior year. In his final game, the 2000 Orange Bowl, Brady threw a career-best four TD passes on 34-of-46 passing, as Michigan beat Alabama, 35-34 in overtime. (Courtesy: Getty Images)
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Brady was drafted by the Patriots in 2000. "I thought maybe late third round but definitely like fourth or fifth round," he told "60 Minutes" in 2005. He was chosen in the end of the sixth round.
Tom Brady: His Story
Brady was inactive for the first 14 weeks of his rookie season. In Week 16, he played his first game in Detroit on November 23, 2000 (seen here). He entered the game in the fourth quarter and completed one of three passes for six yards. His first NFL pass was to J.R. Redmond for six yards. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon/Allsport/Getty Images)
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By the time the 2001 season started, Brady had moved up to become Drew Bledsoe's backup. (Photo courtesy: Getty Images)
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Brady finished the Jets game for Bledsoe (a 10-3 loss) and made his first NFL start at quarterback a week later against the Colts in Foxboro. He completed 13 of 23 passes for 168 yards in the 44-13 win. (Photo by JOHN MOTTERN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Everything changed in game two of the 2001 season, on Sept. 23, when Bledsoe was drilled by the Jets Mo Lewis. (Photo by Ezra O. Shaw/Allsport/Getty Images)
Tom Brady: His Story
Brady held onto the starting job for the rest of the regular season, leading the Patriots to an 11-5 record and the AFC East title. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Allsport/Getty Images)
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Brady's first postseason start was one of the most memorable games in Patriot history - the "Snow Bowl." In heavy snow in the final game at Foxboro Stadium, referee Walt Coleman overturned this play - an apparent fumble by Brady that would have ended the game. Instead, the Pats tied it and then beat the Oakland Raiders, 16-13, in overtime, thanks to two clutch field goals in the blinding snow by Adam Vinatieri. (Photo by MATT CAMPBELL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Brady told "60 Minutes" in 2005, the Oakland game was a turning point. "I had 32 voicemail messages on my phone. My life has changed... now it was like, "Hey, you're the golden boy." (Photo: CBS News)
Tom Brady: His Story
A week later in the AFC Championship in Pittsburgh, he completed 12 of 18 passes for 115 yards before leaving the game late in the second quarter with an injury and did not return. Bledsoe returned and led the Patriots to a 24-17 upset, sending the Pats to the Super Bowl. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Patriots went on to win their first Super Bowl and Brady was named the MVP. Brady told "60 Minutes": "It was like what has happened? I mean, you go from the backup quarterback, 0 and 2 to winning the Super Bowl in five months. I mean, you can't write that. There's no script for that. It just doesn't happen." (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Tom Brady: His Story
Brady went on to win Super Bowls in 2004 and 2005. He and the Patriots played in the 2007 and 2011 Super Bowls, but lost. They won again in 2015, making Tom Brady the third quarterback to ever win four championships. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Tom Brady missed the first four games of the 2016-17 season, serving a suspension for Deflategate, before coming back to lead the team to Super Bowl LI. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Brady married supermodel Gisele Bundchen in February 2009. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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In 2007, Brady had his first child with Actress Bridget Moynahan. John Edward Thomas was born on August 22, 2007. The two were no longer dating at that time. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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He's been on several magazine covers. (from: Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, for the September 10, 2007 issue of VMAN Magazine)
Tom Brady: His Story
The couple have two children together, Benjamin, who was born in December 2009, and Vivian born in December 2012. (Photo credit: Gisele Bundchen via Instagram)
