Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. "Joe Cool"
Born: June 11, 1956
New Eagle, PA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: Notre Dame
High School: Ringgold (Monongahela, PA)
Career: 1979-1994
Drafted: 1979 in Round 3, #82 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000
Joe Montana played from 1979 to 1994 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Montana threw for 40,551 yards in his career, completing 3,409 of 5,391 passes with 273 touchdowns and 139 interceptions. He also ran for 1,676 yards in 457 attempts with 20 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 96 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 |
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 273 | 176 | 64.5 | 1795 | 6.6 | 15 | 5.5 | 9 | 3.3 | 71 | 15 | 100 | 87.8 |
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 488 | 311 | 63.7 | 3565 | 7.3 | 19 | 3.9 | 12 | 2.5 | 78 | 26 | 193 | 88.4 |
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 346 | 213 | 61.6 | 2613 | 7.6 | 17 | 4.9 | 11 | 3.2 | 55 | 20 | 166 | 88.0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 515 | 332 | 64.5 | 3910 | 7.6 | 26 | 5.0 | 12 | 2.3 | 77 | 33 | 224 | 94.6 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 432 | 279 | 64.6 | 3630 | 8.4 | 28 | 6.5 | 10 | 2.3 | 80 | 22 | 138 | 102.9 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 494 | 303 | 61.3 | 3653 | 7.4 | 27 | 5.5 | 13 | 2.6 | 73 | 35 | 246 | 91.3 |
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 307 | 191 | 62.2 | 2236 | 7.3 | 8 | 2.6 | 9 | 2.9 | 48 | 12 | 95 | 80.7 |
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 398 | 266 | 66.8 | 3054 | 7.7 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 3.3 | 57 | 22 | 158 | 102.1 |
| 1988 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 397 | 238 | 59.9 | 2981 | 7.5 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 2.5 | 96 | 34 | 223 | 87.9 |
| 1989 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 386 | 271 | 70.2 | 3521 | 9.1 | 26 | 6.7 | 8 | 2.1 | 95 | 33 | 198 | 112.4 |
| 1990 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 520 | 321 | 61.7 | 3944 | 7.6 | 26 | 5.0 | 16 | 3.1 | 78 | 29 | 153 | 89.0 |
| 1992 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 126 | 6.0 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 118.4 |
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 298 | 181 | 60.7 | 2144 | 7.2 | 13 | 4.4 | 7 | 2.3 | 50 | 12 | 61 | 87.4 |
| 1994 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 493 | 299 | 60.6 | 3283 | 6.7 | 16 | 3.2 | 9 | 1.8 | 57 | 19 | 132 | 83.6 |
| Totals | 5391 | 3409 | 63.2 | 40551 | 7.5 | 273 | 5.1 | 139 | 2.6 | 96 | 313 | 2095 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 32 | 77 | 2.4 | 11 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 20 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 30 | 118 | 3.9 | 21 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 61 | 284 | 4.7 | 18 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 39 | 118 | 3.0 | 15 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 42 | 153 | 3.6 | 16 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 35 | 141 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 38 | 132 | 3.5 | 15 | 3 |
| 1989 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 49 | 227 | 4.6 | 19 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 40 | 162 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 25 | 64 | 2.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 457 | 1676 | 3.7 | 21 | 20 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 3 | -11 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 53 | 16 | -34 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 15 |
| 1986 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 8 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 11 |
| 1988 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 13 |
| 1989 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 13 |
| 1990 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 15 |
| 1992 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 11 |
| 1994 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1980s Team
1981 - Super Bowl MVP
1984 - Super Bowl MVP
1986 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
1989 - PFWA MVP
1989 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1989 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1989 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1989 - AP MVP
1989 - Super Bowl MVP
1990 - AP MVP
Honors
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1990 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
