Tom Brady is arguably one of the greatest athletes ever, but he could be perhaps the greatest investment a city can make in regard to sports in sporting history.
‘The Tom Brady’ effect has been a trend that has formed where professional sports franchises of cities seem to have resounding success whenever the quarterback resides in that city.
You may say, well being arguably the greatest QB ever, of course the NFL team is going to have success – but it extends far beyond that.
The chart below, courtesy of SBNation, shows the connection between Brady’s location and the relative wins of that city’s franchises dating back to Brady’s childhood.
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