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Date Of Birth
Born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania -
Parent’s are Joe Montana Sr. and Theresa Montana.
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Ringgold High School.
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Norte Dame
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Redshirt junior at Norte Dame in 1977.
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College National Championship
Won a college national championship at Notre Dame -
Cotton Bowl
Last game for Norte Dame was the Cotton Bowl in 1979 against University of Houston. -
The Draft
Drafted to the San Francisco 49ers in the 3rd round. -
NFC championship and Super Bowl XXlll
In 1981 Montana threw game winning touchdown passes in the last seconds of the NFC championship game and Super bowl XXIII. -
Highest Passing Rate
Had the highest passing rate in 1981 -
Highest passing rate
Joe had the highest passing rate in 1984 -
Highest Passing Rate
Joe had the highest passing rate again in 1985 -
Comeback player of the year
In 1986 Joe was named the Comeback player of the year. -
Highest Passing Rate
Joe had the Highest passing rate in 1897 for the fourth time -
Highest Passing Rate
Joe Montana had the highest passing rate for the fifth time in 1989 -
MVP
In 1989 Joe was named the NFL most valuable player. -
Sportsman player of the year.
In 1990 Joe was named sportsman player of the year. -
Kansas City Chiefs
In 1993 Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs and led them to their first AFC championship game -
75th Anniversary All Time Team
In 1994 Montana earned a spot on the 75th Anniversary All Time Team. -
40,000 yards
In 1994 Joe was just the 4th QB to throw over 40,00 yards. -
Jersey Retirement
49ers retired Joe's jersey after he retired. -
Retirement
Montana was done with football in 1994 at age 38. -
25th greatest athlete
Also in 1999 ESPN named Montana the 25th greatest athlete of the 20th century. -
100 greatest football players
In 1999 The Sporting News ranked Montana 3rd on their list of 100 greatest football players. -
Hall Of Fame
Joe was elected into the hall of fame in 2000 -
#1 clutch QB
In 2006 Sports Illustrated named Montana the number 1 clutch QB of all time.
