Former Niners QB John Brodie, 1970 NFL MVP, dies at age 90 — ESPN
John Brodie, who won the NFL MVP award in 1970 and later played on what is now the PGA Tour Champions, has died at age 90.
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When I was a young kid, I was a big John Brodie fan. He was a really good QB for the 49ers back in the ‘60’s into the early ‘70s. After football, he became a color commentator for NFL games and some big college games. I remember him paired with play by play announcer Charley Jones on NBC. They were excellent together and Brodie was an outstanding analyst.
I remember John Brodie well when I was a student at Berkeley and he was the Niners QB. (Steve Spurrier was his understudy for a while.) For most of that time, the Niners played at Kezar Stadium, located in Golden Gate Park not far from the Haight-Ashbury. I don't know if that location was one of the Niners' problems!
- Broadcasting: Following his retirement, he served as a lead NFL and golf analyst for NBC Sports, frequently pairing with Curt Gowdy.
He notably partnered with announcer Curt Gowdy in the broadcast booth for Super Bowl XIII in 1979.
Remember him well and he was a quality successor to YA Title once Tittle was traded to the Giants .
Went on the PGA Senior tour in 1985 ( to 1998)
Went on the PGA Senior tour in 1985 ( to 1998)
Back in the day it seemed like the 4:00 game on CBS was Brodies Niners matched up against Roman Gabriel's Rams every Sunday.
Some classic games.
Some classic games.
I can't remember. I do know that fans could bring their own alcohol to games there, and, as you would expect, there were lots of drunken fistfights and brawls. The bathroom facilities were, to say the least, primitive. San Francisco was not the wine-and-cheese city of today; fans were dockworkers or factory workers, often from the neighboring Richmond and Sunset districts, and they knew how to throw a punch.
Brodie to Washington … touchdown! I’m a lifelong Niners fan and Brodie was the QB when my football fandom began. RIP JB.
Yes they did-the scene where Dirty Harry shoots the villain in the leg while he’s standing at midfield.
Met him at Montclair CC when he was playing in a Sr. PGA event.
Should have explained myself better. I was referring to the fact that you were at Berkeley.
You're right that Cal has great QB history; it's a shame that hasn't been enough to produce a consistently winning program!