Most Valuable Player

THE CAREER

* Blue Chip Illustrated and Prep Football Report All-American selection at Serra High in San Mateo, Calif. Was all-state, all-Far West and the team’s most valuable player.

* Redshirted in 1996, Brady earned three letters at Michigan (1997-99) and recorded a 20-5 record as a two-year starter for the Wolverines. Ranks third in Michigan history with 710 attempts and 442 completions, fourth with 5,351 yards and 62.3 completion percentage, and sixth with 35 touchdown passes.

* Drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (199th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft. Listed among the Patriots’ inactives for 14 weeks during his rookie season.

* Replacing injured starter Drew Bledsoe, Brady completed 264 of 413 passes (63.9%) for 2,843 yards, 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while starting 14 of 15 games during the 2001 season. Brady (24 years, 184 days old) was voted MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI and was the third-youngest player to earn the honor (Marcus Allen, 23 years, 301 days at Super Bowl XVIII and Lynn Swann, 23 years, 316 days at Super Bowl X).

* Brady was voted to the 2001 Pro Bowl and became the second Patriot quarterback to receive the honor (Drew Bledsoe, 1994, 1996 and 1997).

* Voted an offensive captain for the 2002 season by his teammates.... Led the NFL with 28 touchdown passes.... Ranked third in the AFC with 601 attempts, fourth with 373 completions and fourth with 3,764 passing yards.

* Led Patriots to 15 consecutive victories and their second Super Bowl championship in three years. ... Passed for 3,620 yards and 23 touchdowns in the regular season, while topping the postseason with another MVP performance in Super Bowl XXXVIII, throwing for 354 yards and three touchdowns.

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Worth More Than a Quarter

Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl victories:

TERRY BRADSHAW, PITTSBURGH (4)

IX - Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6

X - Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17

XIII - Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31

XIV - Pittsburgh 31, L.A. Rams 19

JOE MONTANA, SAN FRANCISCO (4)

XVI - San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21

XIX - San Francisco 38, Miami 16

XXIII - San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16

XXIV - San Francisco 55, Denver 10

TROY AIKMAN, DALLAS (3)

XXVII - Dallas 52, Buffalo 17

XXVIII - Dallas 30, Buffalo 13

XXX - Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17

BART STARR, GREEN BAY (2)

I - Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10

II - Green Bay 33, Oakland 14

BOB GRIESE, MIAMI (2)

VII - Miami 14, Washington 7

VIII - Miami 24, Minnesota 7

ROGER STAUBACH, DALLAS (2)

VI - Dallas 24, Miami 3

XXII - Dallas 27, Denver 10

JIM PLUNKETT, RAIDERS (2)

XV - Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10

XVIII - L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 9

JOHN ELWAY, DENVER (2)

XXXII - Denver 31, Green Bay 24

XXXIII - Denver 34, Atlanta 19

TOM BRADY, NEW ENGLAND (2)

XXXVI - New England 20, St. Louis 17

XXXVIII - New England 32, Carolina 29

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SUPER BOWL RESULTS, MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS

*--* # Yr Site Result *MVP I 1967 Los Angeles Green Bay (NFL) 35, Bart Starr (QB) Kansas City (AFL) 10 II 1968 Miami Green Bay (NFL) 33, Bart Starr (QB) Oakland (AFL) 14 III 1969 Miami New York Jets (AFL) Joe Namath (QB) 16, Baltimore (NFL) 7 IV 1970 New Orleans Kansas City (AFL) 23, Len Dawson (QB) Minnesota (NFL) 7 V 1971 Miami Baltimore (AFC) 16, Chuck Howley Dallas (NFC) 13 (LB) VI 1972 New Orleans Dallas (NFC) 24, Roger Staubach Miami (AFC) 3 (QB) VII 1973 Los Angeles Miami (AFC) 14, Jake Scott (S) Washington (NFC) 7 VIII 1974 Houston Miami (AFC) 24, Larry Csonka Minnesota (NFC) 7 (RB) IX 1975 New Orleans Pittsburgh (AFC) 16, Franco Harris Minnesota (NFC) 6 (RB) X 1976 Miami Pittsburgh (AFC) 21, Lynn Swann (WR) Dallas (NFC) 17 XI 1977 Pasadena Oakland (AFC) 32, Fred Minnesota (NFC) 14 Biletnikoff (WR) XII 1978 New Orleans Dallas (NFC) 27, Randy White Denver (AFC) 10 (DT), Harvey Martin (DE) XIII 1979 Miami Pittsburgh (AFC) 35, Terry Bradshaw Dallas (NFC) 31 (QB) XIV 1980 Pasadena Pittsburgh (AFC) 31, Terry Bradshaw L.A. Rams (NFC) 19 (QB) XV 1981 New Orleans Oakland (AFC) 27, Jim Plunkett Philadelphia (NFC) 10 (QB) XVI 1982 Pontiac, Mich. San Francisco (NFC) Joe Montana 26, Cincinnati (AFC) (QB) 21 XVII 1983 Pasadena Washington (NFC) 27, John Riggins Miami (AFC) 17 (RB) XVIII 1984 Tampa L.A. Raiders (AFC) Marcus Allen 38, Washington (NFC) (RB) 9 XIX 1985 Stanford San Francisco (NFC) Joe Montana 38, Miami (AFC) 16 (QB) XX 1986 New Orleans Chicago (NFC) 46, New Richard Dent England (AFC) 10 (DE) XXI 1987 Pasadena New York Giants (NFC) Phil Simms (QB) 39, Denver (AFC) 20 XXII 1988 San Diego Washington (NFC) 42, Doug Williams Denver (AFC) 10 (QB) XXIII 1989 Miami San Francisco (NFC) Jerry Rice (WR) 20, Cincinnati (AFC) 16 XXIV 1990 New Orleans San Francisco (NFC) Joe Montana 55, Denver (AFC) 10 (QB) XXV 1991 Tampa, Fla. New York Giants (NFC) Ottis Anderson 20, Buffalo (AFC) 19 (RB) XXVI 1992 Minneapolis Washington (NFC) 37, Mark Rypien Buffalo (AFC) 24 (QB) XXVII 1993 Pasadena Dallas (NFC) 52, Troy Aikman Buffalo (AFC) 17 (QB) XXVIII 1994 Atlanta Dallas (NFC) 30, Emmitt Smith Buffalo (AFC) 13 (RB) XXIX 1995 Miami San Francisco (NFC) Steve Young 49, San Diego (AFC) (QB) 26 XXX 1996 Tempe, Ariz. Dallas (NFC) 27, Larry Brown Pittsburgh (AFC) 17 (DB) XXXI 1997 New Orleans Green Bay (NFC) 35, Desmond Howard New England (AFC) 21 (KR) XXXII 1998 San Diego Denver (AFC) 31, Terrell Davis Green Bay (NFC) 24 (RB) XXXIII 1999 Miami Denver (AFC) 34, John Elway (QB) Atlanta (NFC) 19 XXXIV 2000 Atlanta St. Louis (NFC) 23, Kurt Warner Tennessee (AFC) 16 (QB) XXXV 2001 Tampa, Fla. Baltimore (AFC) 34, Ray Lewis (LB) New York Giants (NFC) 7 XXXVI 2002 New Orleans New England (AFC) 20, Tom Brady (QB) St. Louis (NFC) 17 XXXVII 2003 San Diego Tampa Bay (NFC) 48, Dexter Jackson Oakland (AFC) 21 (DB) XXXVIII 2004 Houston New England (AFC) 32, Tom Brady (QB) Carolina (NFC) 29

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* All MVP winners from winning teams except Chuck Howley in Super Bowl V.