The Great Joe Montana - The Best at His Position

Joe Montana joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1979. At Notre Dame Joe Montana was their star QB. Joe Montana is the only player to be named MVP of the Super Bowl three times: in 1982, 1985 and 1990.

Montana has first noticed and recognized in 1980 as potentially one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game. By winning 4 Super Bowls and earning the 3 Super Bowl MVPs, there is not much debate that he is the greatest QB in NFL history. Montana almost accepted a scholarship to play basketball at North Carolina State University, while a senior in high school in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.

New Eagle, Pennsylvania, is a borough in Washington County, which is positioned in the west part of PA. This is where Joe Montana was born. This town is actually located about 20 miles outside of Pittsburgh and is known for having a large population of coal miners. Theresa and Joseph Montana are Joe's Mom and Dad. When Joe was real young he became interested in sports. Joe's father was very important to Joe and instructed him on youth football at a very early age. Actually, his father was the very first person to introduce him to the sport. He began playing football at the age of eight, even though his father listed him as a nine year old so that he could meet the requirement of the league's minimum age. Montana was a backup in his first few years on his high school football team. Basketball and baseball were two sports that Montana also loved to play. Montana graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in business administration and marketing.

Joe Montana has been married three different times. Joe married Jennifer Wallace in 1985. They met while on the set at a Schick commercial. Jennifer was a model and actress at the time she met Joe. They have four kids. Their names are Nathaniel Joseph, Nicholas Alexander, Alexandra Whitney and Elizabeth Jean.

Joe's teammates and coaches have always spoke very highly of him and have always maintained his greatness and that he is the number one reason the 49ers won those 4 Super Bowls.

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