Brady Selected Unitas Golden Arm Award Candidate
9/2/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan senior quarterback and tri-captain Tom Brady (San Mateo, Calif./Serra HS) has been selected as one of 15 candidates for the 1999 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually to the nation's top senior collegiate quarterback by the Frank Camp Chapter of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation.
Brady enters the Notre Dame game (Sept. 4) with a streak of 12 games with a TD pass, trailing the school mark of 13 set by Elvis Grbac (1990-91). Brady completed 214-of-350 passing attempts for 2,427 yards and 14 TDs a year ago, leading the Wolverines to a Big Ten title, Citrus Bowl victory and a 10-win season in only his first campaign as a starter. Brady's completions and attempts set school season records in 1998, and he set single-game records for passing attempts (56), completions (31) and yardage (375) against Ohio State.
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Brady and Michigan State's Bill Burke are the only Big Ten players named as candidates for the award. Brady becomes the third player in Michigan history to be selected as a candidate for the Unitas Award, joining Todd Collins (1994) and Elvis Grbac (1992). Grbac was selected as a finalist for the award.
Following is the list of 16 candidates for the 1999 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | 1998 STATISTICS |
| Jamie Barnette | North Carolina State | 193-377, 3169 yards, 18 TDs |
| Tom Brady | Michigan | 214-350, 2636 yards, 15 TDs |
| Marc Bulger | West Virginia | 240-369, 3178 yards, 27 TDs |
| Bill Burke | Michigan State | 195-358, 2595 yards, 19 TDs |
| Giovanni Carmazzi | Hofstra | 227-367, 2751 yards, 18 TDs |
| Kevin Feterik | Brigham Young | 202-336, 2718 yards, 16 TDs |
| Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech | 145-259, 2166 yards, 17 TDs |
| Todd Husack | Stanford | 233-447, 3092 yards, 17 TDs |
| Jarious Jackson | Notre Dame | 104-188, 1740 yards, 13 TDs |
| Doug Johnson | Florida | 154-274, 2346 yards, 19 TDs |
| Tee Martin | Tennessee | 153-267, 2164 yards, 19 TDs |
| Chad Pennington | Marshall | 279-432, 3419 yards, 24 TDs |
| Tim Rattay | Louisiana Tech | 380-559, 4943 yards, 46 TDs |
| Chris Redman | Louisville | 309-472, 4042 yards, 29 TDs |
| Clint Stoerner | Arkansas | 167-312, 2629 yards, 26 TDs |
| Billy Volek | Fresno State | 151-261, 1973 yards, 10 TDs |
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