New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may be one of the most recognizable NFL players today, but go back a few years and he was just like any other kid fresh out of college.
Don't believe a multi-millionaire who plays professional sports for a living and has a super-model wife could possibly be anything like you and me? Just look at the picture below. Brady found and shared his old, post-grad and pre-NFL resume on Facebook today, and it might look familiar to the thousands of recent graduates on the job hunt. He posted the picture for "Throwback Thursday" saying, "Found my old resume! Really thought I was going to need this after the 5th round."
Turns out Brady was like any other graduate. He had an internship under his belt, a few odd summer jobs working at a local country club and doing construction, those lofty academic achievements that nobody really seems to care about and an uncertainty about the future. I mean he majored in "General Studies" for crying out loud. Sure, he had an "emphasis" in business and psychology, but let's be real here: what was this guy going to do if he didn't make it in football?
Hidden down at the bottom of the resume in the "Additional" section is nearly everything that would go on to actually become an important part of his career.
"Elected Team Captain of the 1999 University of Michigan Football Team."
"Guided football team as starting quarterback to 1998 Big Ten Championship and postseason bowl victory."
"Member of 1997 University of Michigan National Championship team."
Those are some pretty impressive athletic achievements buried down there at the bottom of the page. Take those away and you could mistake this resume as belonging to any college graduate heavy on academic achievement but light on actual relevant experience. At least he also had some good experience doing public speaking for athletic camps and elementary schools. If all else failed, according to his resume, he could at least fall back on his experience as a security manager.
Thankfully it all worked out for Brady and in the end he didn't even need his lackluster resume to kickstart his career. Now he makes more than $14 million a year to play the sport he loves. If only all the rest of us could be so lucky.
