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Sex Appeal and the Single Quarterback

Posted Jan 27, 08 12:09 PM CST in Arts & Living,  Sports 

(Newser) – As the Super Bowl nears, pundits are comparing rival quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning—right down to who they date and for how long, the New York Times reports. Brady, who escorts leggy Gisele Bundchen to chi chi clubs, descends from the Joe Namath tradition of playboy QB. Manning is more the straitlaced Roger Staubach, searching the stands for his university gal-turned-fiancee when games end.

“We’ve once again entered into the eternal battle between quarterback chic and quarterback geek,” says Mark Kriegel, who wrote a book on Namath. But more pre-game chatterers seem to yearn for Brady's exotic love life. That said, carousing doesn't always translate into football dominance: Namath squired many a model and won one Super Bowl, while Staubach married his grade-school sweetheart and won two.

Source New York Times

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Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen at a press conference in London in 2007. Bundchen has been seen all over town with Tom Brady, the New England Patriots' quarterback. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)   (Associated Press)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning smiles as he stretches during NFL football practice Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady steps up to the podium at the NFL football team's facility in Foxborough, Mass., on Jan. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)   (Associated Press)
The Giants, led by quarterback Eli Manning, go up against the Patriots and Tom Brady, in the Super Bowl.   (luxmc2 (YouTube))
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady responds to a question during a news conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. The Patriots will host the NFC Divisional playoff...   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots' Tom Brady smiles during a post game news conference after the Patriots' 31-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL divisional playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008...   (Associated Press)
Tom Brady walks the sidelines in this undated file photo.   (Getty Images)
Tom Brady with ex-girlfriend and baby momma Briget Moynahan.   (Getty Images)
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