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San Mateo, Novato Mayors Place Bet On Hometown QB's In Super Bowl
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady went to Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo.
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — With both quarterbacks in Sunday's Super Bowl hailing from hometowns in the Bay Area, the mayors of the two cities -- San Mateo and Novato -- are making a wager on the result of the big game.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady went to Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo and at 41 is making his ninth appearance in the Super Bowl and is seeking his sixth title.
Brady will face Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams.
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Goff, an alumnus of Marin Catholic High School and University of California at Berkeley, grew up in Novato.
Novato Mayor Eric Lucan and San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan have announced a bet that will bring the winner bragging rights, a charitable donation and a basket of goodies from the loser.
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If the Rams win, Papan will have to hand-deliver a donation to North Marin Community Services, while a Patriots victory means Lucan will have to bring a donation to San Mateo's Police Activities League.
The losing mayor will also have to go to the other's City Council to present the basket of goods from their own city.
"Experience wins out in this game," Papan said in a news release, noting that Goff was only 7 years old when Brady won his first Super Bowl in 2002, also over the Rams.
Lucan quipped that Brady "may have been to the Super Bowl several times, but Novato's quarterback has never lost one! I'm sure we'll be welcoming a donation from San Mateo after Sunday's big game."
The Super Bowl is set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Atlanta.
By Bay City News Service / Images via Maddie Meyer/Getty Images; Norm Hall/Getty Images
Pictured Left, Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots reacts during the first quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Pictured Right, Jared Goff #16 of the Los Angeles Rams warms up for the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on December 23, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona.