John Brodie
American football player and professional golfer (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named John Brodie, see John Brodie (disambiguation).
John Riley Brodie (born August 14, 1935) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. He had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer and was a television broadcaster for both sports.[1]
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1935-08-14) August 14, 1935 (age 88) Menlo Park, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Oakland Tech (Oakland, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College: | Stanford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In particular seasons, Brodie led the NFL in passing yardage, passing touchdowns, fewest sacks, and lowest percentage of passes intercepted. He retired as the third most prolific career passer in NFL history. He was the league MVP in 1970 and a two-time Pro Bowler.[2]