Tom Brady’s old resume: 25 little known facts about the seven-time Super Bowl champion (Image via Facebook: Tom Brady)
Before the Super Bowl rings, unattainable records and massive millions came the golf-course shifts, a Merrill Lynch internship, a 3.3 GPA – and a resume that appears almost shockingly standard. Brady particularly shared the much-coveted resume on social media in 2014, giving fans an unthinkable insight to what the quarterback was doing away from the football gridiron during his University of Michigan days. Brady, Jr.”, shows that he graduated from the University of Michigan in December 1999 with a Bachelor of General Studies from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Graduated with a 3.3/4.0 GPA. Received Academic Achievement honors in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Named Academic All-Big Ten for football in 1998. Summer interned at Merrill Lynch in Ann Arbor in 1998-99. In 1996, he worked as a park security manager/service at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.
Because of this extensive knowledge that Brady has the most Super Bowl wins today – seven, it could be. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Brady ultimately won six Super Bowls with the Patriots and another with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, turning the young man who once listed golf-course work and a Merrill Lynch internship on his resume into a seven-time champion. Long before Tom Brady became one of the most celebrated athletes in the globe, he was a simple college graduate trying to make an impact. What makes it so appealing? It hardly resembles the resume you might expect from a destined NFL icon. (Image via Facebook: Tom Brady old resume) Tom Brady’s curriculum vitae, titled “Thomas E. Here are some of the lesser-known details: Brady listed business and psychology as his areas of emphasis. Role was assistant to a senior sales broker. Researched stock and mutual fund reports. Helped update client portfolios. Gained exposure to management and company strategy. Gained knowledge of broker activity and day-to-day administrative duties. Not exactly the resume of someone destined to become a football billionaire! This resume looks like some management tycoon. From Birmingham City FC to the Las Vegas Raiders. NFL legendary quarterback Tom Brady’s work history becomes even more riveting when football is taken out of the picture. Worked at the University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor. Served as a sales representative and assistant clubhouse manager. Helped oversee daily operations while working with course superintendentent. Monitored clubhouse activity and the sale of golf shop merchandise. Worked at Polo Fields Golf and Country Club in Jackson, Michigan. Duties included sales representative, course ranger, and starter. Developed his interpersonal skills and exemplified flexibility to better serve club members. Gained invaluable experience working under club professionals regarding day-to-day facility operations and course management Worked for Dudlar and Sons Custom Home Building in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan as supervisor/service. Helped construct major commercial and industrial facilities. Developed knowledge of independent business and strategic planning Attained management skills through supervision of on-site staff. Supervised park security; maintained stock and replaced inventory. Gained hands-on experience in customer contact areas. It is almost surreal to read these entries knowing what came next. But perhaps these strategies helped him understand the football playbook better. You never know which knowledge will come in handy when! He is the only player to achieve that. And had Eli Manning not defeated him twice in the Super Bowl, he would have had nine! Just imagine, how ruthless that sounds and looks. (Image via Facebook: Tom Brady) At the bottom of the resume, Tom Brady lists his legendary football foundation. The most surprising part of Brady’s old resume may be that, at the time, nobody knew just how invaluable that final football section would become. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.
And his old resume bestows an extraordinary glimpse into the past life of the seven-time Super Bowl champion before the NFL came calling. No wonder, he [partially] owns so many teams today!
He was elected as team captain of the 1999 University of Michigan football team. He played as the Wolverines’ starting quarterback and contributed to Michigan’s 1997 national championship team and 1998 Big Ten championship and postseason bowl victory. The New England Patriots picked him 199th overall in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
Yet despite that awe-inspiring college background, Brady wasn’t an early-round NFL selection. What followed remodeled that modest resume into one of the paramount careers in sports history.