John Brodie

American football player and professional golfer (born 1935)

John Riley Brodie (born August 14, 1935) is a former American football player, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. He had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer, and was a television broadcaster for both sports.[1]

John Brodie
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circa 1966
No. 12
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:Oakland (CA) Technical
College:Stanford
NFL Draft:1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TDINT:214–224
Yards:31,548
Passer rating:72.3
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
John Brodie
Personal information
Full nameJohn Riley Brodie
Nationality United States
SpouseSue Brodie (m.1957)
Children1 son, 4 daughters
Career
CollegeStanford
StatusProfessional
Retired1998
Former tour(s)Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Champions Tour1
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters TournamentDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1959, 1981
The Open ChampionshipDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP

References change

  1. "John Brodie to try career in pro golf". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. Associated Press. August 27, 1985. p. 3B.

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