Joe Montana

Joe Montana was born on June 11, 1956. He was born at New Eagle, Pennsylvania. The parents of Joe Montana are Joseph and Theresa Montana. He was an only child. His life was all about football and basketball, but his career in football has definitely shown in his work on the football field. During his high school days under center, he wore #13. Some people think he was one of the most gifted kids they'd ever seen. One of his friends, Adramski, told his friends that Joe Montana will be the next Namath or Hanratty. They laughed at him, but his comment was right and he is a legend in football. Joe did have some trouble with the coach of his high school team.

Joe Montana went to the University of Notre Dame. He was in college from 1975-1978. In college, he was called the comeback kid for many reasons. Some of the comebacks he had in college. One was when Joe Montana was playing against Purdue. The score was 24-14 with 11 minutes on the clock. He led Notre Dame to 3 consecutive scoring drives to a victory. Another game was during 1975 when he was playing against Air Force. He was down by 20 points in the 4th quarter. He led the Irish to victory by scoring 21 straight points to win the game 31-30. He led the Irish to back to back Cotton Bowl appearences.

Joe Montana was drafted to the 49ers during the 1979 draft. He was picked during the 3rd round out of 7 rounds. Teams thought that he should've been a 6th or 7th rounder. Not in Bill Walsh's eyes. He believed in him that he would be a star in the future. Joe's first season as a niner wasn't a great one, but he had an okay season. During his time as a 49er and a Chief, he has completed 3,409 passes out of 5,391 (63%). He threw for an amazing 40,551 yards with 273 touchdowns and 139 interceptions (+134) He is 3rd all time in completion yards, 1st all time in rating, 1st in completion percentage, and 4th in TDs thrown. Before playing Cincinatti in the super bowl, the 49ers played Dallas. There was less than 1 minite on the clock, the 49ers were down 27-21. They had the ball on the 6 yard line, it was 3rd and 3, and their was only 58 seconds on the clock. The play was called " Sprint Right Option " and the ball was supposed to go to Freddie Solomon. Joe had the ball, but Freddie was completely covered, so they couldn't pass the ball to him. Joe threw the ball, but the ball seemed to go out of bounds because it was too high. But, Dwight Clark came in and surprisingly caught the ball to win the game with a touchdown.

Joe Montana has been to the Super Bowl 4 times. His 1st Super Bowl appearance was in 1982, when he played against the Cincinatti Bengals. He completed 14 passes out of 22 and threw for 157 yards. The 49ers won the game 26-21, and Joe was named MVP. This Super Bowl was the 1st time in 49ers franchise history that they won a Super Bowl. The 2nd Super Bowl appearance he was in was in 1985, when he faced the Miami Dolphins. He completed 24 passes out of 35 for 337 yards. He threw for 3 touchdowns and also had 1 rushing touchdown. The 49ers routed the Dolphins as they won the game 38-16. Like his last super bowl appearance, he was named MVP. Joe's 3rd Super Bowl appearance was also a success in 1989. He was playing against the Cincinatti Bengals. Joe Montana went 23-36 for 357 and threw two touchdowns. Just like his last super bowl appearance, the San Francisco 49ers won the game in the last minute 20-16. Jerry Rice won the award of MVP that game. His 4th and final Super Bowl was against the Denver Broncos in 1990. There, Joe passed 22 passes out of 29 for 297. He threw for an astonishing 5 touchdowns as the 49ers killed the Denver Broncos 55-10.