Biography:After winning a college national championship at Notre Dame, he started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons and won four Super Bowls and three Super Bowl Most Valuable Player awards, the only player to have been named Super Bowl MVP three times.
1981-07-01 NFL quarterback Joe Montana (25) weds second wife Cathleen Castillo
1985-02-24 NFL quarterback Joe Montana (28) weds actress and model Jennifer Wallace
Historical Events
1982-01-10 NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys, 28-27; "The Catch" - iconic moment in NFL history - Dwight Clark makes fingertip catch for a TD from Joe Montana with 58" remaining; SF goes on to win Super Bowl
1982-01-24 Super Bowl XVI, Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, MI: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21; MVP: Joe Montana, SF, QB
1984-09-23 NFL San Francisco 49er quarterback Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games
1985-01-20 Super Bowl XIX, Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16; MVP: Joe Montana, SF, QB
1987-11-29 Joe Montana of SF 49ers completes NFL record of 22 consecutive passes
1990-01-28 Super Bowl XXIV, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10; MVP: Joe Montana, SF, QB
1990-10-14 SF 49er Joe Montana passes for 6 touchdowns vs Atlanta (45-35)
1991-08-20 Dolphin Dan Marino surpasses Joe Montana as the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million
1995-04-18 Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football
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