One-time NFL MVP and longtime San Francisco 49ers quarterback John Brodie has died at the age of 90 John Brodie, who won an MVP award and was one of the NFL's most prolific passers during a 17-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died.

John Brodie, who won an MVP award and was one of the NFL's most prolific passers during a 17-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died.