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Position: | Quarterback |
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Born: | (1956-06-11) June 11, 1956 (age 68) New Eagle, Pennsylvania |
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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High school: | Ringgold (Carroll, Pennsylvania) |
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College: | Notre Dame |
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NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82 |
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- 4× Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV)
- 3× Super Bowl MVP (XVI, XIX, XXIV)
- 8× Pro Bowl (1981, 1983–1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (1987, 1989, 1990)
- 2× Second-team All-Pro (1981, 1984)
- 2× NFL Most Valuable Player (1989, 1990)
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1989)
- Bert Bell Award (1989)
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1990)
- 2× AP Athlete of the Year (1989, 1990)
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1986)
- 2× NFL passer rating leader (1987, 1989)
- 2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1982, 1987)
- NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
- NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
- San Francisco 49ers no. 16 retired
- National champion (1977)
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Pass attempts: | 5,391 |
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Pass completions: | 3,409 |
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Percentage: | 63.2 |
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TD–INT: | 273–139 |
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Passing yards: | 40,551 |
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Passer rating: | 92.3 |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
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Player stats at PFR |
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Joseph Clifford Montana, Jr. (born June 11, 1956[1]) is a retired American Hall of Fame football player. He played as a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. With the San Francisco 49ers, he won four Super Bowls. He was named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times.[2] Montana began his career playing for the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He broke many records while playing for San Francisco. His main receiver was Jerry Rice, who is also in the Hall of Fame.
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