In which years at Michigan was he named team captain?

Fortitude 365Helping Athletes, Coaches, and Teams Perform!

Tom Brady Earn It

14 Sept 2025 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

1:07

Tom Brady arrived at Michigan as an overlooked recruit and had to earn his starting spot. He was named captain in his fourth and fifth years, an honor he calls his greatest as a player. Those early lessons about work ethic and leadership shaped his entire 14-year career.

Questions this video answers

In his fourth year and his fifth year.

Chapters

I didn't have an easy experience. I didn't have come in as a top rated recruit. I didn't come in with the opportunity to play right away. I had to earn it. And you know what the greatest honor I've ever received as a player is? In my fourth year and my fifth year, I was named team captain. That to this day is the single greatest achievement I've ever had as a football player. Because the men in this room chose me to lead their team. And these were my best friends. These were the guys that. That knew that I liked to work, that knew that I loved football, that knew that I loved to play, that knew that I wanted to be the quarterback for Michigan. And all the lessons that I learned here on State street and in the big house, that's still what I bring to practice today. And after 14 years, I loved the game more than I've ever loved it. But where did I learn to love for the game? Where did I learn to practice? Where did I learn to compet. It was sitting in the same chairs that you guys are sitting in today.