Seven championships in 10 Super Bowl appearances. That’s the quarterback’s legacy Tom Brady.
Last Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9, representing the seventh Lombardi trophy for Brady, who as an individual surpasses the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots’ frachies. They each have six.
Brady is alone at the top in terms of football. However, it lags behind other professional athletes who have achieved more championships in their respective team sports in the United States.
Here are the lists of the athletes with the highest number of championships in the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB.
11 championships
Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics (NBA) and Henri Richard of the Montreal Canadiens (NHL) have won 11 championships. Russell led the Celtics to eight straight wins in the NBA Finals Series from 1959 to 1966. He retired in 1969 after defeating the Lakers in seven games. It was his eleventh championship in 13 seasons.
Richard was a member of the Canadiens who dominated the NHL in the 1950s and 1960s.
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10 championships
Sam Jones, Celtics de Boston (NBA)
Yogi Berra, New York Yankees (MLB)
Yvan Cournoyer, Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Jean Belevel, Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
9 championships
Joe Dimaggio, New York Yankees (MLB)
Claude Provost, Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
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8 championships
John Havlicek, Celtics de Boston
Jones, Celtics de Boston
Tom Heinsohn, Celtics de Boston
Tom “Satch” Sanders, Celtics de Boston
Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens
Red Kelly, Red Wings from Detroit / Maple Leafs from Toronto
Jacques Lemaire, Montreal Canadiens
Serge Savard, Montreal Canadiens
Bill Dickey, New York Yankees
Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees
7 championships
Tom Brady, New England Patriots / Buccaneers de Tampa Bay
Otto Graham, Browns de Cleveland
Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees
Babe Ruth, Red Sox de Boston / Yankees de Nueva York
Robert Horry, Houston Rockets / Los Angeles Lakers / San Antonio Spurs
Jim Loscutoff, Celtics de Boston
Frank Ramsey, Celtics de Boston
Jean-Guy Talbot, Montreal Canadiens
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6 championships
Michael Jordan, Bulls de Chicago
Scottie Pippen, Bulls de Chicago
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bucks de Milwaukee Bucks / Lakers de Los Ángeles
Bob Cousy, Celtics de Boston
Doug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens
Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens
Tom Johnson, Montreal Canadiens
Dickie Moore, Canadiens de Montreal (NHL)
Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders / Pittsburgh Penguins
Mark Messier, Edmonton / New York Rangers Oilers
Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees (MLB)
Whitey Ford, New York Yankees
Red Ruffing, New York Yankees
Joe Collins, New York Yankees
Lefty Gomez, New York Yankees
Eddie Collins, Chicago Cubs / New York Giants Cubs
5 championships
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Derek Fisher, Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Ron Harper, Chicago Bulls / Los Angeles Lakers
Dennis Rodman, Pistons de Detroit / Bulls de Chicago
Steve Kerr, Chicago Bulls / San Antonio Spurs
Tim Duncan, Spurs de San Antonio
George Mikan, Lakers de Minneapolis
Jim Pollard, Lakers de Minneapolis
Slater Martin, Lakers de Minneapolis
Don Nelson, Celtics de Boston
Larry Sigfried, Celtics de Boston
Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
Jari Kurri, Oilers de Edmonton
Charles Haley, 49ers de San Francisc / Cowboys de Dallas
Bart Starr, Packers de Green Bay
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
Jorge Posada, New York Yankees
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Andy Pettitte, New York Yankees
Johnny Mize, New York Yankees
Joe Gordon, New York Yankees
Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics / New York Yankees
Catfish Hunter, Athletics de Oakland / Yankees de Nueva York