John Brodie

Passing attempts:	4,491
Passing completions:	2,469
Completion percentage:	55.0%
TD–INT:	214–224
Passing yards:	31,548
Passer rating:	72.3 Golf career
Personal information
Full name	John Riley Brodie
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Sue Brodie (m. 1957)
Children	5
Career
College	Stanford
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 1959, 1981
The Open Championship	DNP

John Brodie
	Brodie, circa 1966
No. 12
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	August 14, 1935; Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	Oakland Tech; (Oakland, California)
College:	Stanford
NFL draft:	1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (1957–1973);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Most Valuable Player (1970); NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1965); First-team All-Pro (1970); Second-team All-Pro (1965); 2× Pro Bowl (1965, 1970); 2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1965, 1970); 3× NFL passing yards leader (1965, 1968, 1970); NFL passer rating leader (1970); 2× NFL completion percentage leader (1958, 1965); San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame; San Francisco 49ers No. 12 retired; Consensus All-American (1956);
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	4,491
Passing completions:	2,469
Completion percentage:	55.0%
TD–INT:	214–224
Passing yards:	31,548
Passer rating:	72.3 Golf career
Personal information
Full name	John Riley Brodie
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Sue Brodie (m. 1957)
Children	5
Career
College	Stanford
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 1959, 1981
The Open Championship	DNP
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

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.

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.

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