John Riley Brodie was an American 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, completions, passing touchdowns, and lowest percentage of passes intercepted. He was the league most valuable player (MVP) in 1970 and a two-time Pro Bowler. He retired ranked third in career passing yards in NFL history.
