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John Brodie, 1966
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Quarterback, Stanford, 1953–⁠56

John Brodie

Born
Aug 14, 1935, in San Francisco, California
Died
Jan 23, 2026

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John Brodie played quarterback at Stanford (1953–⁠56). He finished seventh in the 1956 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1956. The San Francisco 49ers took Brodie in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

Best season
1956
Consensus All-American, First-team All-Pacific Coast and 3 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passing touchdowns, 1956
Drafted
No. 3
Overall, 1957 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1965, 1970) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1970 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1965

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1970; AP second team 1965; Pro Football Writers first team 1970; NEA first team 1970; Pro Football Weekly first team 1970.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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