Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr
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Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr
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Montana’s first marriage was with hometown girlfriend Kim Moses in 1974. However, the couple separated just after two to three years of their marriage.
In 1981, he had his second marriage with Cass Castillo. This marriage also did not work and the couple divorced three years later.
His third marriage was with actress Jennifer Wallace in 1985. The couple have four children: Alexandra Whitney, Elizabeth Jean, Nathaniel "Nate" Joseph and Nicholas Alexander and are still married
Born in Pennsylvania on June 11, 1956, Montana’s parents were Joseph Clifford Montana, Sr. and Theresa Marie Bavuso Montana.
He attended ‘Waverly Elementary School’ for his primary education and then attended ‘Finleyville Junior High’ and ‘Ringgold High School’ for his secondary education. At ‘Ringgold’ he played Basketball and also helped his school win in 1973.
In his senior year he received a basketball scholarship offer from ‘North Carolina State’ based on his excellent basketball skills.
After several ground-breaking performances in the high school football team, he got noticed by ‘Notre Dame’ and was eventually offered a scholarship which he accepted.
In 1974, Montana was a freshman at ‘Notre Dame’ and played in the freshman team games. In the sophomore year of college he made an important contribution to the team.
In 1975, this talented player impressed Dan Devine by scoring a victory over North Carolina.
After injuring his shoulder the next year, Montana began the 1977 season by not playing the initial two games and then finally appearing in the game against Purdue. He was then made the first quarterback with the team winning the remaining games of the season.
In 1978, he played a key role in the team’s win against the Pitt Panthers. Next year he gave his most memorable performance against Houston. The memories of the game were adapted in the film ‘Seven and a Half Minutes to Destiny’.
After a successful tryst at ‘Notre Dame’, he graduated from the university with a degree in business administration and marketing.
Montana won the ‘Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award’ three times during his career.
In 1981, he won the ‘UP NFC Player of the Year’ award after his Pro Bowl and All-Pro Selections.
In 1986, he was given the ‘AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year’ award and three years later he was given the ‘AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year’ award.