In real life, a group of five longtime friends made up the 'Over 80 for Brady' fan club that inspired the new film
Back row & standing Pat Marx & Betty Pensavalle; Front row & sitting Anita Riccio & Elaine St. MartinFootball Sundays became a grand occasion for the group and, as St. Martin says, gave them all “something to look forward to every week from September thru February.”
Brady became an additional draw for the friends when he took over as the Patriots’ quarterback after Drew Bledsoe was injured early in the 2001-02 season. “We liked Bledsoe but now Tom was the quarterback and he was our guy,” Pensavalle says. “I loved watching Tom from the beginning,” St. Martin says. “Even when the Patriots were behind we never lost hope. We knew he could pull out a miracle, as he did in many games, especially the Super Bowl against the Atlanta Falcons.”
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