Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. , nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe, The Golden Great and Comeback Joe, is a retired professional football player, a hall of fame quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. Traded before the 1993 season, he spent his final two years in the league with Kansas City. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started in four Super Bowl games and won all of them. Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of... eligibility. In 1989, and again in 1990, the Associated Press named Montana the NFL Most Valuable Player , and Sports Illustrated magazine named Montana the 1990 "Sportsman of the Year". Four years earlier, in 1986, Montana won the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Montana was elected to eight Pro Bowls, as well as being voted 1st team All-Pro by the AP in 1987, 1989, and 1990.
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| Birthdate: | June 11, 1956 |
| Birthplace: | New Eagle, Pennsylvania |
| Age: | 55 |
| Height: | 6' 2" |
| Weight: | 205 lbs. |
| All Positions Played: | Quarterback |
| Education: | Finleyville Middle School, University of Notre Dame |
| Religion: | Roman Catholicism |
| Also known as: | Joseph Clifford Montana, Jr., Joe Cool, Joe Clifford |