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VIDEO: From Padre to Patriot, Tom Brady’s High School Days Remembered

Tom Brady may be one of the biggest names in football today, but back in 1995 he was just a talented teenage quarterback known as 'Tommy' at Serra High School in San Mateo.

Tom Brady may be one of the biggest names in football today, but back in 1995 he was just a talented teenage quarterback known as Tommy at Serra High School in San Mateo.

Former Padres teammate and high school friend John Kirby, who’s now the assistant athletic director at Serra, remembers Brady as a humble and kind person whose fame hasn’t changed him one bit.

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