 Brady on a 1953 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 51, 28, 18 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Quarterback Punter | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | (1926-09-07)September 7, 1926 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 14, 2009(2009-07-14) (aged 82) Reno, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | O'Dea (Seattle, Washington) | ||||||||
| College | Nevada (1948–1950) Bradley (1951) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1952: 13th round, 155th overall pick | ||||||||
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Patrick Thomas Brady (September 7, 1926 – July 14, 2009) was an American professionalfootball player who was aquarterback andpunter for thePittsburgh Steelers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNevada Wolf Pack.
Brady attended theUniversity of Nevada, Reno, from 1948 until 1951, first as a quarterback and then as a punter. On October 28, 1950, againstLoyola Marymount, Brady had a punt of 99 yards, the longest possible under the rules, a record that cannot be broken and has never been tied. Brady completed his collegiate career at and graduated fromBradley University in 1951,[1] after Nevada cancelled its 1951 season due to budget shortfalls.[2]
After spending the 1951 season with theHamilton Tiger-Cats in theeastern Canadian pro league, Brady played for the Steelers during the 1952, 1953, and 1954 seasons, leading the league in punting in 1953 and 1954 and averaging 44.5 yards for his three years. A tornAchilles tendon during the 1955 pre-season ended his career.
After football, Brady moved back to Reno and worked in theprinting industry. In 1971, he was appointed the official State Printer by GovernorMike O'Callaghan. Brady was a part-owner of Reno's Bonanza Casino for many years, and was also on the Nevada Boxing Commission.
Brady was inducted into the Bradley Hall of Fame on February 23, 1955, and later the Nevada Hall of Fame in 1979. He was also named to theSteelers 50th Anniversary team in 1982.[3]
Brady died on July 14, 2009, inReno, Nevada, after a long battle withlymphoma.[4]
