Tom Brady’s bar bill revealed after new Birmingham owner stunned fans by popping into local pubs and buying huge rounds
TOM BRADY racked up an eye-watering bar bill during a surprise visit to a Birmingham pub.
The NFL legend recently became a minority owner in Birmingham City and stunned Blues fans by visiting a pub in Small Heath last weekend.
Brady, 46, attended the Royal George Hotel along with Blues chairman Tom Wagner and CFO Gary Cook.
The seven-time Super Bowl winner was mobbed by fans and took scores of selfies before treating them all to a drink.
Brady forked out £150 on the hefty round at the Garrison Lane boozer before leaving a whopping £400 tab behind the bar.
Brady's surprise visit stunned pub owner Antoin McGroarty, who told : "I had no idea they were coming, out of sheer coincidence I'd asked a photographer to come in for the day to take some shots.
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"I was standing behind the bar and it was such a shock. I couldn't believe it.
"He's probably the biggest sports star in the world and to pop into our pub, in the middle of Small Heath, it was amazing.
"That game will go down in history because of them taking over the whole club.
"You could see the whole day was electric before and after the game, with the two Toms coming in and the results.
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"Everybody was sort of shell-shocked as they were standing there for a beer.
"You don't expect the biggest sports star in the world to walk in. There was a stampede for selfies after that."
Brady was in attendance at St Andrew's for Birmingham's first home match of the new season, in which they ran out 1-0 winners over Leeds.
He celebrated wildly in the executive boss when Lukas Jutkiewicz bagged the 91st-minute winner.
Brady was convinced to invest in the Blues by his good friend Wagner
He said: “I love supporting him in anything that he does.
"I find him to be one of the smartest men that I have been around, with great integrity. He is very classy.
“Our family have been friends and our sons have known each other since kindergarten. Professionally we have done some pretty cool things as well.
“Seeing Tom’s knowledge and experience in business, and the amazing people he’s brought on to help him, and for him to offer me this opportunity is something I am really looking forward to.
“I love sports, I think it does an amazing job of bringing people together around the world.
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"I’m a big fan of football and your version of football - I’m a big fan of American football too - and I love seeing sold-out stadiums and dramatic games and dramatic finishes.
"We get to scream our brains out then go home and get tired. Then wake up again and do it the next day."