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