Age: 23
2nd
season in pro football & with 49ers
College: Stanford
Height: 6’1” Weight: 195
Prelude:
A consensus
first-team All-American who led the nation in passing and total offense in
1956, Brodie was chosen by the 49ers in the first round of the 1957 NFL draft
(third overall). He saw little action as a rookie backup to well-established QB
Y.A. Tittle, but following a strong preseason in ‘58, Brodie was handed the
starting job by Head Coach Frankie Albert.
1958 Season Summary
Appeared in
all 12 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Passing
Attempts – 172
[12]
Most attempts, game - 36 vs. Chi. Bears 10/26
Most attempts, game - 36 vs. Chi. Bears 10/26
Completions –
103 [8]
Most completions, game - 25 vs. Chi. Bears 10/26
Most completions, game - 25 vs. Chi. Bears 10/26
Yards – 1224
[12]
Most yards, game - 276 at Philadelphia 10/19
Most yards, game - 276 at Philadelphia 10/19
Completion
percentage – 59.9 [1]
Yards per
attempt – 7.1 [7]
TD passes – 6
[16]
Most TD
passes, game – 2 at Philadelphia 10/19
Interceptions
– 13 [5, tied with Lamar McHan & Babe Parilli]
Passer rating
– 61.8 [11]
200-yard passing games - 3
200-yard passing games - 3
Rushing
Attempts – 11
Yards – -12
Yards per
attempt – -1.1
TDs – 1
Scoring
TDs – 1
Points – 6
49ers went 6-6
to finish fourth in the NFL Western Conference.
Aftermath:
Brodie
relinquished the starting quarterback job back to Y.A. Tittle during the second
half of the 1958 season, and remained primarily a backup for the next two years
until inheriting the full-time starting job in 1961 (playing out of Head Coach
Red Hickey’s shotgun offense for several weeks). With all of the necessary
tools but plagued by inconsistency, he was selected for the Pro Bowl in 1965
after leading the NFL in pass attempts (391), completions (242), completion
percentage (61.9), yards (3112), and TD passes (30). Brodie also led the league
in pass attempts (404), completions (234), completion percentage (57.9), and
yards (3020) in ’68, but in between were years of mediocrity, both for him and
the team. His finest season came in 1970 when he led the NFL in completions
(223), yards (2941), TD passes (24), and overall passing (93.8 rating) and
received MVP as well as consensus first-team All-league honors as the 49ers
advanced to the NFC Championship game. Brodie had a lesser year in 1971,
throwing more interceptions (24) than TD passes (18), but the 49ers again won
the NFC West with a 9-5 record and advanced to the NFC title game, losing for a
second time to Dallas. Brodie went down with a severely sprained ankle in ‘72
and gave way to Steve Spurrier, but rallied the team into the playoffs for the
third straight year, although the 49ers once again fell to the Cowboys (this
time in the Divisional round). He retired after the 1973 season, ranking third
lifetime in the NFL in both pass attempts (4491) and completions (2469) while
having thrown for 31,548 yards with 214 TDs and 224 interceptions. Brodie’s #12
was retired by the 49ers. He went on to participate for almost 15 years in the
Senior PGA Golf Tour.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
[Updated 2/21/17]
[Updated 2/21/17]
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