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Report: Tom Martinez, Mentor to Tom Brady, Dead at 66Tuesday February 21st, 2012 - New England Patriots TicketsOn Tuesday, Tom Brady's mentor Tom Martinez passed away due to a heart attack suffered during dialysis session according to the Mercury News. It was his 66th birthday. He has the distinction of being not only the mentor of a three-time Super Bowl winner, but Martinez will forever be remembered for his success at California community college San Mateo as a football, women’s basketball and softball coach. Recently his health had deteriorated because of complications from diabetes. At the time of his death he was a waiting list to have a kidney transplant. For Brady this is a death that hits close to home. According to WEEI, the duo had been working together since Brady was a teenager. When Brady registered his first win as a member of the Patriots, he gave the game ball to Martinez with the message “Coach Martinez-Thanks-The first of many”. They stayed in constant communication with one another as Martinez became Brady’s one coach that didn’t wear the Patriots logo across his chest. Earlier this month at the Super Bowl Brady was asked about Martinez and had nothing but glowing remarks (via WEEI):
It's a tragic loss for Brady, and for all of the other countless lives he has touched through the years.
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