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Joseph Clifford Montana was born
Joe was born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania and grew up in Monongahela (25 miles from Pittsburgh). -
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Joe Montana
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Plays Youth Football
Joe's dad said his son was 9 instead of 8 so he could play youth football -
Ringgold Rams Quarterback
As a junior, Montana earned the job as Ringgold Rams starting quarterback. One of Montana's not notable performances in high school was his senior year agains Monessen High School. Montana completed 12 pases in 22 attempts, threw for 223 yards, scored 3 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown. In 2006, Ringgold renamed their football stadium "Joe Montana Stadium." -
Accepted Scholarship to Notre Dame
Even though Montana was a talented player, under Notre Dame policy in 1974, freshmen were not permitted to practice with or play on the varshity team. -
Full time Starting Quarterback at Notre Dame
Montana played a key role in Notre dame's victory over North Carolina. montana came in with 5;11 left to play. North Carolina led 14-6. Montana spent 1:02 and had 129 passing yards and won 21-14. -
Montana separated his shoulder
Before the 1976 season, Montana separated his shoulder, and was unable to compete that year and redshirted. -
Montana moves from 3rd string to starting Quarterback
When the 1977 season began, Montana was the third quarterback, behind Rusty Lisch and Gary Forystek. In their third game of the season, Notre Dame played Purdue. Lisch started and was replaced by Forystek. In one play, Forystek suffered a broken vertebra, broken clavicle and severe concussion and would never play again. Montana entered with 11 min. left and down by 10. He threw for 154 yards and 1 touchdown and they won the game. Montana was now The Quarterback and they won their next 9 games. -
Chicken Soup Game
Cotton Bowl game against Houston. Montana had the flu and received warmed IV fluids during halftime and also drank chicken soup and went back into the game in 4th quarter. Notre Dame ran their last offensive play with 4 seconds on the clock. They scored a Touchdown and wond the game 35-34. -
NFL Draft
In the 1979 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers selected Montana at the end of the 3rd round and he was the 82nd overall pick. Montana was the 4th quarterback taken in the draft. He was behind jack Thompson, Phil Simms and Steve Fuller. -
San Francisco 49ers
49ers hosed winless Saints. Saints took 35-7 lead at halftime. Start of 4th quaarter saints led 35-21. 49ers tied the game and they went to overtime. Ray Wershing kicked winning field goal. Final 38-35. This was the 1st 4th qtr comeback in Montana's NFL career. In his 16 seasons, he had 31 4th qtr comebacks and 26 were with 49ers.49ers finished 6/10 Montana passed for 1795 yards and 15 Touchdown passes and only 9 interceptions. -
The Catch
The Catch49ers hosted Cowboys in NFC Championship game. 49errs got ball with 4:54 left, Dallas led 27-21, ball on 49ers 11 yard line. 49ers moved ball to Cowboys 13 yard line. 49ers faced thrid down at Cowboys 6 yard line. Montana took the snap and ran to his right. Make an off-balance pass to back of the end zone where WR Dwight Clark made a leaping catch and they tied the game. Ray Wershing kicked the extra point and they won 28-27. -
Super Bowl XVI
49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals. Montana completed 14 - 22 passes for 157 yards with 1 passing touchdown and 1 rushing touchdown. 49ers won 26-21. Montana won MVP, which he won 2 more times before he retired. Only two QBs have won MVP twice. (Joe Namath was the other QB)
