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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Joe_Montana_ESPN_cropped2.jpg/200px-Joe_Montana_ESPN_cropped2.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Joe_Montana_ESPN_cropped2.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="235" data-file-height="317" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Montana in 2006</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 16, 19</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"> (1956-06-11) June 11, 1956 (age 68) <a href="/wiki/New_Eagle,_Pennsylvania" title="New Eagle, Pennsylvania">New Eagle, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">200 lb (91 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ringgold_High_School_(Pennsylvania)" title="Ringgold High School (Pennsylvania)">Ringgold</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carroll_Township,_Washington_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Carroll Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania">Carroll, Pennsylvania</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a> (1974–1978)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_draft" title="1979 NFL draft">1979</a> / round: 3 / pick: 82</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a>–<a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> (<a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a>–<a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>4× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions" title="List of Super Bowl champions">Super Bowl champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVI" title="Super Bowl XVI">XVI</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIX" title="Super Bowl XIX">XIX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII" title="Super Bowl XXIII">XXIII</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIV" title="Super Bowl XXIV">XXIV</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVI" title="Super Bowl XVI">XVI</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIX" title="Super Bowl XIX">XIX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIV" title="Super Bowl XXIV">XXIV</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player">NFL Most Valuable Player</a> (1989, 1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Player of the Year">NFL Offensive Player of the Year</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award">NFL Co-Comeback Player of the Year</a> (1986)</li> <li>3× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1987_All-Pro_Team" title="1987 All-Pro Team">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1989_All-Pro_Team" title="1989 All-Pro Team">1989</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_All-Pro_Team" title="1990 All-Pro Team">1990</a>)</li> <li>2× Second-team All-Pro (<a href="/wiki/1981_All-Pro_Team" title="1981 All-Pro Team">1981</a>, <a href="/wiki/1984_All-Pro_Team" title="1984 All-Pro Team">1984</a>)</li> <li>8× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1982_Pro_Bowl" title="1982 Pro Bowl">1981</a>, <a href="/wiki/1984_Pro_Bowl" title="1984 Pro Bowl">1983</a>–<a href="/wiki/1986_Pro_Bowl" title="1986 Pro Bowl">1985</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988_Pro_Bowl" title="1988 Pro Bowl">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_Pro_Bowl" title="1990 Pro Bowl">1989</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991_Pro_Bowl" title="1991 Pro Bowl">1990</a>, <a href="/wiki/1994_Pro_Bowl" title="1994 Pro Bowl">1993</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_passing_touchdowns_leaders" title="List of NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders">NFL passing touchdowns leader</a> (1982, 1987)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_passer_rating_leaders" title="List of NFL annual passer rating leaders">NFL passer rating leader</a> (1987, 1989)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_pass_completion_percentage_leaders" title="List of NFL annual pass completion percentage leaders">NFL completion percentage leader</a> (1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_1980s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1980s All-Decade Team">NFL 1980s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_75th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_100th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year" title="Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year">SI Sportsman of the Year</a> (1990)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="Associated Press Athlete of the Year">AP Athlete of the Year</a> (1989, 1990)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/George_Halas_Award" title="George Halas Award">George Halas Award</a> (1988, 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell_Award" title="Bert Bell Award">Bert Bell Award</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame">San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_49ers_retired_numbers" title="List of San Francisco 49ers retired numbers">San Francisco 49ers No. 16</a> retired</li> <li><a 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class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Passing completions:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">3,409</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Completion percentage:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">63.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">TD</a>–<a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">INT</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">273–139</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Passing yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">40,551</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Passer_rating" title="Passer rating">Passer rating</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">92.3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Rushing yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1,676</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Rushing touchdowns:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">20</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MontJo01.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/players/joe-montana">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> who played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", Montana is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> After winning a <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championship</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a>, Montana began his NFL career in 1979 at San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons.<a href="#cite_note-sportscentury-7">[7]</a> With the 49ers, Montana started and won four <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowls</a> and was the first player to be named the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP) three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in four games) and the all-time highest <a href="/wiki/Passer_rating" title="Passer rating">passer rating</a> of 127.8. In 1993, Montana was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, where he played for his last two seasons and led the franchise to its first <a href="/wiki/AFC_Championship_Game" title="AFC Championship Game">AFC Championship Game</a>. Montana was inducted to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in 2000.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> In 1986, Montana won the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award">NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> In 1989 and again in 1990, Montana was named the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player">NFL Most Valuable Player</a>.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Montana was elected to eight <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowls</a> as well as being voted first-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> in 1987, 1989, and 1990. Montana had the highest passer rating in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">National Football Conference</a> (NFC) five times (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1989), and in both 1987 and 1989, Montana had the highest passer rating in the NFL.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> Among his career highlights, "<a href="/wiki/The_Catch_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Catch (NFL)">the Catch</a>" (the game-winning touchdown pass to <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Clark" title="Dwight Clark">Dwight Clark</a> vs. Dallas in the <a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1981%E2%80%9382#NFC:_San_Francisco_49ers_28,_Dallas_Cowboys_27" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL playoffs, 1981–82">1981 NFC Championship Game</a>) and a Super Bowl-winning 92-yard drive against the <a href="/wiki/1988_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1988 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII" title="Super Bowl XXIII">Super Bowl XXIII</a> are staples of <a href="/wiki/NFL_Films" title="NFL Films">NFL highlight films</a>. The 49ers <a href="/wiki/Retired_number" title="Retired number">retired</a> Montana's No. 16 jersey number after the conclusion of his playing career. In 1994, Montana earned a spot on the <a href="/wiki/NFL_75th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team</a>; he is also a member of the <a href="/wiki/NFL_1980s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1980s All-Decade Team">NFL 1980s All-Decade Team</a>. In 1999, editors at <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a> ranked Montana third on their list of Football's 100 Greatest Players. Also in 1999, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> named Montana the 25th greatest athlete of the 20th century. In 2006, Sports Illustrated rated him the number-one clutch quarterback of all time.<a href="#cite_note-clutch-12">[12]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> Montana was born in <a href="/wiki/New_Eagle,_Pennsylvania" title="New Eagle, Pennsylvania">New Eagle, Pennsylvania</a>,<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> a borough of <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Washington County, Pennsylvania">Washington County</a> located in the western portion of the state. He grew up in the city of <a href="/wiki/Monongahela,_Pennsylvania" title="Monongahela, Pennsylvania">Monongahela</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Coal_mining" title="Coal mining">coal mining</a> town 25 miles (40 km) south of <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>.<a href="#cite_note-hof-14">[14]</a> Montana's family were Italian-American, the name Montana being an <a href="/wiki/Americanized" class="mw-redirect" title="Americanized">Americanized</a> form of the surname Montani, which comes from <a href="/wiki/Camonica_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Camonica Valley">Camonica Valley</a> in northern Italy.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> Montana expressed an early interest in sports, and his father first taught him the game of football. Montana started to play youth football when he was eight years old, aided in part by his father. Montana Sr. listed his son as a nine-year-old so that Montana could meet the league's minimum age requirement.<a href="#cite_note-classic-16">[16]</a> During his formative years, Montana took an interest in <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, in addition to football, with basketball being his favorite sport.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> Montana Sr. started a local basketball team that his son played on. The team practiced and played at the local armory and played their games in various regional tournaments. Montana received his <a href="/wiki/Primary_education_in_the_United_States" title="Primary education in the United States">primary education</a> at Waverly Elementary and his <a href="/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_States" title="Secondary education in the United States">secondary education</a> at Finleyville Junior High (now known as Finleyville Middle School) and <a href="/wiki/Ringgold_High_School_(Pennsylvania)" title="Ringgold High School (Pennsylvania)">Ringgold High School</a>.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> While at Ringgold, Montana played football, baseball, and basketball.<a href="#cite_note-hof-14">[14]</a> Montana showed potential as a basketball player and helped Ringgold win the 1973 <a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_League" title="Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League">WPIAL</a> Class AAA boys' basketball championship while being named an all-state player.<a href="#cite_note-stadium-18">[18]</a> He was so good that during his <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_grade" title="Twelfth grade">senior</a> year, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Wolfpack_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball">North Carolina State</a> offered Montana a basketball <a href="/wiki/Athletic_scholarship" title="Athletic scholarship">scholarship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sportscentury-7">[7]</a> Although Montana turned down the scholarship, he seriously considered NCSU because of a promise that he could play both basketball and football for the university. Montana spent his first two years on the high school football team as a backup. As a <a href="/wiki/Eleventh_grade" title="Eleventh grade">junior</a>, Montana earned the job as the Ringgold Rams' starting quarterback.<a href="#cite_note-hof-14">[14]</a> Montana held the role for the final two years of his high school career; after his senior year, <a href="/wiki/Parade_(magazine)" title="Parade (magazine)">Parade</a> named him to their <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a> team.<a href="#cite_note-sportscentury-7">[7]</a> During his junior year, in a game against <a href="/wiki/Monessen" class="mw-redirect" title="Monessen">Monessen</a> High School, Montana completed 12 passes in 22 attempts, threw for 223 yards, and scored three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> His performance garnered attention from college recruiters, particularly those from <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a>.<a href="#cite_note-hof-14">[14]</a> Notre Dame eventually offered Montana a scholarship, and he accepted it. One contributing factor in Montana's choice of colleges was that <a href="/wiki/Terry_Hanratty" title="Terry Hanratty">Terry Hanratty</a>, his boyhood idol, attended Notre Dame.<a href="#cite_note-sportscentury-7">[7]</a> In 2006, 32 years after Montana graduated, Ringgold High School renamed their football stadium "Joe Montana Stadium".<a href="#cite_note-stadium-18">[18]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1974">1974</h3></div> When Montana arrived at Notre Dame in the fall of 1974, the football program was coached by <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Ara Parseghian</a>. During Parseghian's tenure, Notre Dame won the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I-A_national_football_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I-A national football championship">NCAA national championship</a> in <a href="/wiki/1966_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1966</a> and <a href="/wiki/1973_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1973</a>. Parseghian's success as a coach helped him <a href="/wiki/Recruiting_(college_athletics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Recruiting (college athletics)">recruit</a> highly talented players. Though Montana was a top prospect, under Notre Dame policy in 1974 freshmen were not permitted to practice with or play on the varsity team, and consequently Montana appeared only in a few <a href="/wiki/Junior_varsity_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior varsity team">freshman team</a> games.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> Montana's first significant contributions to the Notre Dame football team came during his sophomore year. On December 15, 1974, Parseghian resigned due to health problems.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> The university hired <a href="/wiki/Dan_Devine" title="Dan Devine">Dan Devine</a> to replace Parseghian. Despite his limited playing time the previous year, Montana performed well during the 1975 spring practice. Devine was so impressed that he later told his wife: "I'm gonna start Joe Montana in the final spring game." When she replied, "Who's Joe Montana?", Devine said: "He's the guy who's going to feed our family for the next few years."<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1975">1975</h3></div> Devine did not feel Montana was ready to be the full-time starter in 1975;<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> however, Montana played a key role in Notre Dame's victory over <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football" title="North Carolina Tar Heels football">North Carolina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> During the game, played in <a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill</a>, Montana came in with 5:11 left to play. At the time, North Carolina led by a score of 14–6. Montana spent one minute and two seconds of game time on the field. In that time, he had 129 passing yards and Notre Dame won the game, 21–14.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> Against <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons_football" title="Air Force Falcons football">Air Force</a>, Notre Dame's next opponent, Montana again entered the game in the fourth quarter. Although Air Force led 30–10, Notre Dame won the game, 31–30.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> After the win against North Carolina, Devine said that <a href="/wiki/Moose_Krause" title="Moose Krause">Moose Krause</a>, the Notre Dame <a href="/wiki/Athletic_director" title="Athletic director">athletic director</a>, said that the game was the "greatest comeback I've ever seen".<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> After the game against Air Force, Krause was quoted as saying: "This one's better than last week."<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> In those two games, Montana demonstrated his ability to perform well in high-pressure circumstances. That characteristic would prove valuable, and Montana relied on it throughout his football career.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1976">1976</h3></div> Before the start of the 1976 season, Montana separated his shoulder<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> and was unable to compete that year. He applied for and was granted a medical <a href="/wiki/Redshirt_(college_sports)" title="Redshirt (college sports)">redshirt</a> waiver, earning him one more year of eligibility than other members of his scholarship class. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1977">1977</h3></div> When the <a href="/wiki/1977_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1977 season</a> began, Montana was the third quarterback listed on the team's <a href="/wiki/Depth_chart" title="Depth chart">depth chart</a>, behind <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Lisch" title="Rusty Lisch">Rusty Lisch</a> and Gary Forystek.<a href="#cite_note-sportscentury-7">[7]</a> Notre Dame won their season opener and then lost to <a href="/wiki/1977_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1977 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> by a score of 20–13. Montana did not appear in either of those games.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> In their third game of the season, Notre Dame played <a href="/wiki/1997_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1997 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a>. Lisch started and was then replaced by Forystek. On one play, Forystek suffered a broken <a href="/wiki/Human_vertebra" class="mw-redirect" title="Human vertebra">vertebra</a>, a broken <a href="/wiki/Clavicle" title="Clavicle">clavicle</a>, and a severe <a href="/wiki/Concussion" title="Concussion">concussion</a>. It was the last play of Forystek's sports career.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> Devine re-inserted Lisch into the game before Montana finally had the opportunity to play. Montana entered with approximately 11 minutes remaining and Purdue leading 24–14; he threw for 154 yards and one touchdown, and Notre Dame won the game, 31–24.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> After the game, Devine made Montana the first quarterback on the depth chart<a href="#cite_note-sportscentury-7">[7]</a> and the team won their remaining nine games. In their final game of the season, Notre Dame defeated top-ranked <a href="/wiki/1977_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1977 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> by a score of 38–10 in the <a href="/wiki/1978_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1978 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> Notre Dame's record of eleven wins and one loss earned them the AP/Coaches national title, the only title the school won while Devine was head coach. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978">1978</h3></div> As a fifth-year senior in <a href="/wiki/1978_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1978 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1978</a>, Montana helped Notre Dame to a come-from-behind win against the <a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1978 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pitt Panthers</a> and nearly repeated the feat against <a href="/wiki/1978_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1978 USC Trojans football team">USC</a>, Notre Dame's primary <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_American_football_rivalries" class="mw-redirect" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish American football rivalries">rival</a>. The Fighting Irish were trailing 24–6 in the second half when Montana led a fourth-quarter rally to put Notre Dame ahead 25–24 with 45 seconds remaining, only to see the Trojans win on a last-second field goal. On January 1, 1979, Notre Dame returned to the <a href="/wiki/1979_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1979 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl</a>, this time against <a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Cougars_football_team" title="1978 Houston Cougars football team">Houston</a>. Montana's performance in what came to be known as the "<a href="/wiki/Chicken_Soup_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicken Soup Game">Chicken Soup Game</a>" is one of the most celebrated of his entire football career.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> In frigid, blustery conditions in the second quarter, Montana had to fight off <a href="/wiki/Hypothermia" title="Hypothermia">hypothermia</a> as his body temperature dropped to 96 °F (35.6 °C). When the second half began with Houston up 20–12, Montana stayed in the locker room, where Notre Dame medical staff gave him warmed <a href="/wiki/Intravenous_therapy" title="Intravenous therapy">intravenous fluids</a>, covered him in blankets, and fed him chicken soup.<a href="#cite_note-montanaflashback-22">[22]</a> Montana returned to the field late in the third quarter with Houston leading 34–12.<a href="#cite_note-montanaflashback-22">[22]</a> Montana led the Irish to three touchdowns in the last eight minutes of the game, the final one coming as time expired, and Notre Dame won the game 35–34.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> To commemorate the game, Notre Dame produced a promotional film titled Seven and a Half Minutes to Destiny, which Coach Devine later referred to as a "Joe Montana film".<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Graduation_and_the_NFL_Draft">Graduation and the NFL Draft</h3></div> Montana graduated from Notre Dame with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">degree</a> in <a href="/wiki/Business_administration" title="Business administration">business administration</a> and marketing. Although the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Combine" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Combine">NFL Combine</a> was not formed until 1982, NFL <a href="/wiki/Scout_(sport)" title="Scout (sport)">scouts</a> still evaluated potential <a href="/wiki/NFL_draft" title="NFL draft">draftees</a> through the use of combines in 1979. Candidates were rated in a number of categories on a scale of one to nine, with one being the worst mark and nine being the best mark.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> The categories they used were contingent on the position that the athlete played.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> Despite his performance on the field, Montana was not rated highly by most scouts. At one combine, Montana rated out as six-and-a-half overall with a six in arm strength, used to judge how hard and how far a prospect could throw the ball. By comparison, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Jack Thompson (American football)">Jack Thompson</a> of <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football" title="Washington State Cougars football">Washington State</a> rated an eight, the highest grade among eligible quarterbacks.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_draft" title="1979 NFL draft">1979 NFL draft</a>, the San Francisco 49ers selected Montana at the end of the third round with the 82nd overall pick.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Montana was the fourth quarterback taken, behind Thompson, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Simms" title="Phil Simms">Phil Simms</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Fuller_(American_football)" title="Steve Fuller (American football)">Steve Fuller</a>, all selected in the first round. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_statistics">College statistics</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14" style="background-color:#0C2340;color:white;;">Notre Dame Fighting Irish </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Season </th> <th rowspan="2">GP </th> <th colspan="8">Passing </th> <th colspan="4">Rushing </th></tr> <tr> <th>Cmp</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Pct </th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Int</th> <th>Rtg</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1975_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1975</a> </th> <td>7 </td> <td>28</td> <td>66</td> <td>42.4 </td> <td>507</td> <td>7.7</td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> <td>101.4</td> <td>7</td> <td>−5</td> <td>−0.7</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1976_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1976</a> </th> <td colspan="13">did not play due to injury </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1977_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1977</a> </th> <td>9 </td> <td>99</td> <td>189</td> <td>52.4 </td> <td>1,604</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>11</td> <td>8</td> <td>134.4</td> <td>9</td> <td>32</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1978 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">1978</a> </th> <td>11 </td> <td>141</td> <td>260</td> <td>54.2 </td> <td>2,010</td> <td>7.7</td> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td>124.9</td> <td>72</td> <td>109</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Career </th> <th>27</th> <th>267</th> <th>515</th> <th>52.0 </th> <th>4,123</th> <th>8.0</th> <th>25</th> <th>25</th> <th>125.4</th> <th>88</th> <th>131</th> <th>1.5</th> <th>14 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Francisco_49ers">San Francisco 49ers</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1979–1980">1979–1980</h4></div> Although Montana appeared in all 16 regular season games during the <a href="/wiki/1979_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1979 San Francisco 49ers season">1979 season</a>, he only threw 23 passes.<a href="#cite_note-nfl.com-27">[27]</a> He spent most of the season as the backup on the San Francisco depth chart behind starter <a href="/wiki/Steve_DeBerg" title="Steve DeBerg">Steve DeBerg</a>.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Montana became the starting quarterback midway through the <a href="/wiki/1980_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1980 San Francisco 49ers season">1980 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-hof2-29">[29]</a> On December 7, 1980, San Francisco hosted the winless <a href="/wiki/1980_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1980 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a>. The Saints took a 35–7 lead at halftime. At the start of the fourth quarter, New Orleans still led by a score of 35–21, but San Francisco tied the game by the end of regulation play. In <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">overtime</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Wersching" title="Ray Wersching">Ray Wersching</a> kicked a <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Field goal (football)">field goal</a> to win the game for San Francisco, 38–35.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> This marked the first fourth quarter comeback victory in Montana's NFL career. During his sixteen seasons in the NFL, this happened a total of 31 times with Montana at quarterback, 26 of those coming as a 49er.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> Though San Francisco finished 1980 with a record of 6–10, Montana passed for 1,795 yards and 15 touchdown passes against nine interceptions. He also completed 64.5 percent of his passes, which led the league.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1981–1983">1981–1983</h4></div> Montana began the <a href="/wiki/1981_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1981 San Francisco 49ers season">1981 season</a> as San Francisco's starting quarterback. The season ended up as one of the franchise's most successful to that point. Backed in part by Montana's strong performance, the team finished the regular season with a 13–3 record.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> Montana helped San Francisco win two of those games with fourth-quarter comebacks. The season was a precursor to one of Montana's most memorable moments as a professional.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Catch_(American_football)" title="The Catch (American football)">The Catch (American football)</a></div> On January 10, 1982, San Francisco faced <a href="/wiki/1981_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1981 Dallas Cowboys season">the Dallas Cowboys</a> as three-point home underdogs at <a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</a> in the <a href="/wiki/NFC_Championship_Game" title="NFC Championship Game">NFC Championship Game</a>. Dallas led 27–21 when San Francisco took possession with 4:54 left in regulation. The drive began on San Francisco's 11-yard line. Behind six successful Montana completions and four running plays, San Francisco moved the ball to the Dallas 13-yard line. After one unsuccessful pass and then a seven-yard gain, San Francisco faced third down from the Dallas 6-yard line. Montana took the snap and ran to his right. He then made an off-balance pass toward the back of the end zone, and San Francisco wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Clark" title="Dwight Clark">Dwight Clark</a> made a leaping catch for the game-tying touchdown. With just 51 seconds left on the game clock, Wersching kicked the <a href="/wiki/Extra_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra point">extra point</a> and San Francisco won the game 28–27.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> The reception by Clark was coined simply The Catch, and it put San Francisco into <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVI" title="Super Bowl XVI">Super Bowl XVI</a>. San Francisco faced the <a href="/wiki/1981_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1981 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> in Super Bowl XVI. Montana completed 14 of 22 passes for 157 yards with one touchdown passing and one rushing touchdown. San Francisco won the game 26–21, and in recognition of his performance, Montana won the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award</a>, which he accomplished two more times before he retired.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> The Super Bowl win also made Montana one of only two quarterbacks – along with his idol <a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a> – to win a college national championship and a Super Bowl. Montana, at 25 years, 227 days, was one day older than Namath was at the time of his first Super Bowl, making him the second-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl up to that time. Montana had a prolific season in <a href="/wiki/1982_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1982 San Francisco 49ers season">1982</a>. However, the regular season was shortened to nine games when members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">Player's Association</a> went on <a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 NFL strike">strike</a>. Although San Francisco failed to make the playoffs, Montana threw for 2,613 yards and 17 touchdowns during the year.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> He also set what was then an NFL record with five consecutive 300-yard passing games. Because the 49ers missed the playoffs, the team seriously considered trading him to <a href="/wiki/1983_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1983 Baltimore Colts season">the Baltimore Colts</a> for the rights to the first overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_draft" title="1983 NFL draft">1983 NFL draft</a> (and thus, the right to draft <a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a>), but the 49ers reconsidered and ultimately traded their first round pick to <a href="/wiki/1983_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1983 San Diego Chargers season">the San Diego Chargers</a> (used on <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Smith_Jr." title="Billy Ray Smith Jr.">Billy Ray Smith Jr.</a>) weeks before the draft.<a href="#cite_note-30for30-38">[38]</a> In <a href="/wiki/1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1983 San Francisco 49ers season">1983</a>, Montana threw for 3,910 yards and 26 touchdowns in 16 regular season games.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> The team ended the regular season with a 10–6 record and finished first in the <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a>.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1983%E2%80%9384#NFC:_San_Francisco_49ers_24,_Detroit_Lions_23" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL playoffs, 1983–84">divisional playoff game</a>, they faced the <a href="/wiki/1983_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1983 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a>. Yet again, Montana demonstrated his ability to perform well in high-pressure situations. Despite being out-played in terms of total yardage, the 49ers trailed by just six points as the game neared its conclusion. With 1:23 remaining in regulation, the 49ers offense had the ball at the Lions 14-yard line and Montana completed a touchdown pass to wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Solomon" title="Freddie Solomon">Freddie Solomon</a>, giving San Francisco the lead on the ensuing extra-point.<a href="#cite_note-lions-41">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> The victory placed the 49ers in the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NFL_playoffs#NFC_Championship:_Washington_Redskins_24,_San_Francisco_49ers_21" title="1983–84 NFL playoffs">NFC Championship game</a> against the <a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1983 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a>. As he had done before, Montana asserted himself late in the game. The Redskins led 21–0 at the start of the fourth quarter, but Montana helped lead the 49ers back. Aided by three fourth-quarter Montana touchdown passes, the 49ers tied the game at 21. However, Redskins <a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">placekicker</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Moseley" title="Mark Moseley">Mark Moseley</a> kicked a 25-yard field goal in the waning moments of the game. Despite Montana's efforts, the team lost, 24–21.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1984">1984</h4></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_28_-_Roger_Craig_(Joe_Montana_crop).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_28_-_Roger_Craig_%28Joe_Montana_crop%29.jpg/175px-1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_28_-_Roger_Craig_%28Joe_Montana_crop%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_28_-_Roger_Craig_%28Joe_Montana_crop%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="362" /></a><figcaption>Montana with the 49ers in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIX" title="Super Bowl XIX">Super Bowl XIX</a></figcaption></figure> Though <a href="/wiki/1972_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1972 Miami Dolphins season">the Miami Dolphins</a> finished the <a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972 NFL season</a> with no losses, the regular season at the time comprised only 14 games. Thus, when the 49ers finished the 1984 NFL season with a 15–1 record, they became the first team to win 15 games in a single regular season.<a href="#cite_note-wb-44">[44]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> Montana again had an excellent season and earned his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl. In their first two <a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1984%E2%80%9385" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL playoffs, 1984–85">playoff games</a>, the 49ers defeated <a href="/wiki/1984_New_York_Giants_season" title="1984 New York Giants season">the New York Giants</a> and <a href="/wiki/1984_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1984 Chicago Bears season">the Chicago Bears</a> by a combined score of 44–10.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> In <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIX" title="Super Bowl XIX">Super Bowl XIX</a>, the 49ers faced the <a href="/wiki/1984_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1984 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> and their quarterback, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a>. In the game, Montana threw for three touchdowns and completed 24 of 35 passes. He established the Super Bowl record for most yards passing in a single game (331) and supplemented his passing with 59 yards rushing. The 49ers defeated the Dolphins 38–16 and Montana earned his second Super Bowl MVP award.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> After the game, 49ers <a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">head coach</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a> said: "Joe Montana is the greatest quarterback today, maybe the greatest quarterback of all time."<a href="#cite_note-hof2-29">[29]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1985–1987">1985–1987</h4></div> Aided in part by Montana's performance at quarterback, the 49ers advanced to the NFL Playoffs again in <a href="/wiki/1985_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1985 San Francisco 49ers season">1985</a>; however, they lost in the NFC <a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">Wild card game</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1985_New_York_Giants_season" title="1985 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nancy_Reagan_with_Joe_Montana_and_Keena_Turner_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Nancy_Reagan_with_Joe_Montana_and_Keena_Turner_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="159" height="230" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="159" data-file-height="230" /></a><figcaption>Montana in 1986.</figcaption></figure> In the <a href="/wiki/1986_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1986 San Francisco 49ers season">1986 season</a>, Montana suffered a severe back injury during week one of the season. The injury was to a spinal disc in Montana's lower back and required immediate surgery. The injury was so severe that Montana's doctors suggested that Montana <a href="/wiki/Retirement" title="Retirement">retire</a>.<a href="#cite_note-hof3-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> On September 15, 1986, the 49ers placed Montana on the <a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve_list" title="Injured reserve list">injured reserve list</a>; however, he returned to the team on November 6 of that year.<a href="#cite_note-tsn-53">[53]</a> In his first game back from injury Montana passed for 270 yards and three touchdown passes in a 43–17 49ers victory against the <a href="/wiki/1986_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a>. Montana appeared in just eight games that season, and threw more interceptions than touchdown passes for the only time in his career.<a href="#cite_note-tsn-53">[53]</a> The 49ers finished the season with a record of 10–5–1.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Montana was co-recipient (with <a href="/wiki/1986_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1986 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Kramer" title="Tommy Kramer">Tommy Kramer</a>) of the 1986 NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> In <a href="/wiki/1987_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1987 San Francisco 49ers season">1987</a>, Montana had 31 touchdown passes, a career-high, in just 13 games.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> Montana crossed the picket line during the <a href="/wiki/NFLPA" class="mw-redirect" title="NFLPA">NFLPA</a> strike and threw five touchdowns against <a href="/wiki/Replacement_players" class="mw-redirect" title="Replacement players">replacement players</a>. In 1987, he also set the NFL record for most consecutive pass attempts without an incomplete pass (22),<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> passed for 3,054 yards, and had a passer rating of 102.1.<a href="#cite_note-hofprofile-58">[58]</a> Though the 49ers finished with the best record in the NFL, they lost in the <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NFL_playoffs#NFC:_Minnesota_Vikings_36,_San_Francisco_49ers_24" title="1987–88 NFL playoffs">Divisional Round</a> of the playoffs to the <a href="/wiki/1987_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1987 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a>.<a href="#cite_note-1987standings-59">[59]</a> Prior to the 1987 season, Bill Walsh completed a trade for <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Steve Young</a>, then a quarterback with <a href="/wiki/1986_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49ersqbs-60">[60]</a> Young went on to appear in eight regular season games for the team and finished the year with a passer rating of 120.8.<a href="#cite_note-youngstats-61">[61]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1988">1988</h4></div> Young's performance in 1987 was strong enough that by the time the <a href="/wiki/1988_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1988 San Francisco 49ers season">1988 season</a> began, a controversy was in place as to who should get more playing time as quarterback. Young appeared in 11 games that year and rumors surfaced claiming that Montana might be traded.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Despite the competition for playing time, Montana received most of the playing time during the <a href="/wiki/1988_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1988 San Francisco 49ers season">1988 season</a>. After a home loss to the <a href="/wiki/1988_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1988 Los Angeles Raiders season">Los Angeles Raiders</a> that left the 49ers with a 6–5 record, the 49ers were in danger of missing the playoffs. Montana regained the starting position and led the 49ers to a 10–6 record and the NFC West division title.<a href="#cite_note-198849ers-62">[62]</a> The 49ers earned a trip to <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII" title="Super Bowl XXIII">Super Bowl XXIII</a> when they defeated the <a href="/wiki/1988_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1988 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1988_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1988 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NFL_playoffs" title="1988–89 NFL playoffs">playoffs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> In the NFC Divisional Playoffs, the 49ers faced Minnesota, who had eliminated them from the playoffs the year before. Montana threw three first-half touchdowns as the 49ers won, 34–9. The victory over the Bears in the <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NFL_playoffs#NFC_Championship:_San_Francisco_49ers_28,_Chicago_Bears_3" title="1988–89 NFL playoffs">NFC Championship game</a> is of particular note. Played at <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> in Chicago, with temperatures of 17 °F (-8 °C)<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> and a strong wind, Montana threw for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns. His first touchdown pass came on a 3rd-down play late in the first quarter in which Montana threw a perfect sideline pass to <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a> and Rice outran two Bears defenders for a 61-yard score. The 49ers won 28–3 to advance to Super Bowl XXIII.<a href="#cite_note-198849ers-62">[62]</a> In January 1989, the 49ers again faced <a href="/wiki/1988_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1988 Cincinnati Bengals season">the Cincinnati Bengals</a> in the Super Bowl. Of his third trip to the Super Bowl, Montana told the San Jose Mercury News: "This trip to the Super Bowl is more gratifying than the others because the road has been harder." Then, in Super Bowl XXIII, Montana had one of the best performances of his career. He completed 23 of 36 passes for a then-Super Bowl record 357 yards and two touchdowns. Despite his great performance, the 49ers found themselves trailing the Bengals 16–13 with only 3:20 left in the game and the ball on their own 8-yard line. But Montana calmly drove them down the field, completing 8 of 9 passes for 92 yards and throwing the game-winning touchdown pass to <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(American_football_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Taylor (American football player)">John Taylor</a> with only 34 seconds left.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1989">1989</h4></div> <a href="/wiki/1989_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1989 San Francisco 49ers season">1989</a> proved to be successful for Montana and the 49ers. The team finished the regular season with an NFL-best 14–2 record,<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> and their two losses were by a total of only five points.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> Montana threw for 3,521 yards and 26 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions, giving him what was then the highest single-season passer rating in NFL history, a mark subsequently broken by Young in 1994, and later broken again by <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> of the Indianapolis Colts in <a href="/wiki/2004_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2004 Indianapolis Colts season">2004</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2011 Green Bay Packers season">2011 with the Packers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> He also rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns on the ground and earned the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player Award">NFL Most Valuable Player Award</a>. In a memorable comeback win in Week 4 against the <a href="/wiki/1989_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1989 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, Montana threw four touchdown passes in the 4th quarter. He finished with 428 yards passing and five touchdown passes in the victory.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> The 49ers were successful in the playoffs, easily beating the <a href="/wiki/1989_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1989 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> 41–13 in the divisional round and the <a href="/wiki/1989_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1989 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> 30–3 in the <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NFL_playoffs#NFC_Championship:_San_Francisco_49ers_30,_Los_Angeles_Rams_3" title="1989–90 NFL playoffs">NFC Championship game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Montana threw for a total of 503 yards and 6 touchdowns in those 2 games without a single interception. Then in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIV" title="Super Bowl XXIV">Super Bowl XXIV</a>, Montana became the first player ever to win Super Bowl MVP honors for a third time, throwing for 297 yards and a then-Super Bowl record five touchdowns while also rushing for 15 yards as the 49ers defeated the <a href="/wiki/1989_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1989 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> 55–10,<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> the highest single-team and most lopsided score in Super Bowl history.<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> His postseason passer rating of 146.4 was at the time the highest ever in a single postseason. This record was later broken by <a href="/wiki/Josh_Allen" title="Josh Allen">Josh Allen</a> during his <a href="/wiki/2021_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="2021 Buffalo Bills season">2021-2022 season</a> with the Bills.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1990">1990</h4></div> In <a href="/wiki/1990_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1990 San Francisco 49ers season">1990</a>, Montana once again led the 49ers to the best regular season record (14–2) in the NFL.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> He was named by Sports Illustrated as Sportsman of the Year. A highlight from the season was a rematch with the <a href="/wiki/1990_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1990 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a>. Intent on blitzing Montana most of the game, Atlanta's defense allowed Montana to throw for a career-best 476 yards (49ers single-game record) and six touchdown passes, five of them to Jerry Rice. He would end up throwing for 3,944 yards and 26 touchdowns, albeit while also throwing a career-high 16 interceptions.<a href="#cite_note-Joe_Montana_Statistics-78">[78]</a> Three of those interceptions came in a November 25 home loss to the <a href="/wiki/1990_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1990 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a>, which ended the 49ers' 18-game winning streak (dating back to a home loss to the <a href="/wiki/1989_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1989 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> in November 1989).<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_(27034538689).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2827034538689%29.jpg/220px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2827034538689%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2827034538689%29.jpg/330px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2827034538689%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2827034538689%29.jpg/440px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2827034538689%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Montana's #16 jersey at the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></figcaption></figure> The 49ers run game struggled in 1990: the team averaged 3.8 yards a carry, only good enough for 19th in the league.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> No 49er exceeded 500 yards rushing for the entire year. Fullback <a href="/wiki/Tom_Rathman" title="Tom Rathman">Tom Rathman</a> scored the most touchdowns (7) on the ground while gaining 318 yards. Roger Craig (439 yards, 1 TD) was slowed by a knee injury suffered in week 5 against the <a href="/wiki/1990_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1990 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a>. <a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_draft" title="1990 NFL draft">Rookie</a> running back <a href="/wiki/Dexter_Carter" title="Dexter Carter">Dexter Carter</a> (460 yards, 1 TD) did not help much. Carter's only touchdown came on December 17 at the Rams; his 74-yard touchdown run that clinched home-field advantage for the 49ers constituted roughly one-sixth of his productivity in terms of yardage on the ground, and he lost four fumbles at home the following Sunday in a 13–10 loss to the <a href="/wiki/1990_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1990 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a>.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> The 49ers looked forward to becoming the first NFL team to win three consecutive Super Bowls, and they defeated Washington in the Divisional Round to advance to the <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NFL_playoffs#NFC_Championship:_New_York_Giants_15,_San_Francisco_49ers_13" title="1990–91 NFL playoffs">NFC Championship Game</a> to face <a href="/wiki/1990_New_York_Giants_season" title="1990 New York Giants season">the New York Giants</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> The 49ers defense was able to hold backup quarterback <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hostetler" title="Jeff Hostetler">Jeff Hostetler</a> and the Giants without a touchdown, but the tide of the game changed when Montana was <a href="/wiki/Sack_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sack (football)">sacked</a> by <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Marshall" title="Leonard Marshall">Leonard Marshall</a> while rolling out of the <a href="/wiki/Passing_pocket" title="Passing pocket">quarterback pocket</a>; he was injured and left the game, which the Giants won, 15–13, on the last of five Giants field goals, which was set up by a fumble from 49ers running back Roger Craig.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1991–1992">1991–1992</h4></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Montana,_Steve_Young_Super_Bowl_50.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Joe_Montana%2C_Steve_Young_Super_Bowl_50.jpg/215px-Joe_Montana%2C_Steve_Young_Super_Bowl_50.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Joe_Montana%2C_Steve_Young_Super_Bowl_50.jpg/323px-Joe_Montana%2C_Steve_Young_Super_Bowl_50.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Joe_Montana%2C_Steve_Young_Super_Bowl_50.jpg/430px-Joe_Montana%2C_Steve_Young_Super_Bowl_50.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3783" data-file-height="2522" /></a><figcaption>Montana at <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_50" title="Super Bowl 50">Super Bowl 50</a> with <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Steve Young</a>, his successor as the 49ers starting quarterback</figcaption></figure> Montana missed the entire <a href="/wiki/1991_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1991 San Francisco 49ers season">1991 season</a> and most of the <a href="/wiki/1992_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1992 San Francisco 49ers season">1992 season</a> with an elbow injury sustained during the 1991 pre-season.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> In the final game of the 1992 regular season; a <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a> matchup against the <a href="/wiki/1992_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1992 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a>, Montana stepped in and played the entire second half. Despite missing nearly two full seasons, Montana proved to be very effective, sealing the victory with "insurance points".<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> By this time, however, Steve Young had established himself as a starter, and took over for the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Playoffs">playoffs</a>. Though it was not known at the time, Montana would not see another snap in a 49er uniform. He suited up for the final time as a 49er in the team's NFC Championship showdown with the <a href="/wiki/1992_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1992 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a>, though as third-string QB behind Young and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bono" title="Steve Bono">Steve Bono</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Quarterback_controversy_and_departure">Quarterback controversy and departure</h4></div> With Montana healthy and ready to play, a quarterback controversy soon emerged. Steve Young had proven his effectiveness in the two years he played while Montana was injured, and many fans and players alike felt that they had made the transition to Steve Young. Furthermore, Young did not want to play if he was used only as a backup.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> Nevertheless, there was also a strong sentiment that Montana was the "face of the franchise" and it would be right for him to remain so. A rift in the locker room developed, and Montana ultimately requested a trade.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> Young eventually led the team to <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIX" title="Super Bowl XXIX">another Super Bowl victory</a>, which helped him emerge from Montana's shadow.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kansas_City_Chiefs_(1993–1994)">Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1994)</h3></div> Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs on April 20, 1993, and signed a $10 million contract over three years.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> His trade was the catalyst for the subsequent Chiefs' free-agent signing of star Los Angeles Raiders running back <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">Marcus Allen</a> on June 9.<a href="#cite_note-3_Things_Montana_Trade-93">[93]</a> The arrival of Montana and Allen, both former Super Bowl MVPs, generated much media attention and excitement in Kansas City.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> Chiefs general manager <a href="/wiki/Carl_Peterson" title="Carl Peterson">Carl Peterson</a> had spent the 1993 off-season bringing in players to run a <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_offense" title="West Coast offense">West Coast offense</a> under the direction of new offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hackett_(American_football)" title="Paul Hackett (American football)">Paul Hackett</a>, who at one time served as 49ers quarterbacks coach to Montana, and who would report to incumbent head coach <a href="/wiki/Marty_Schottenheimer" title="Marty Schottenheimer">Marty Schottenheimer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Chiefs_History_1990's-95">[95]</a> The Chiefs mailed three jerseys to Montana. One was number 3, his number from Notre Dame, which the Chiefs had retired in honor of Hall of Fame kicker <a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Jan Stenerud</a>, who offered to let him wear it. Another was number 19, which he wore in youth football and also briefly in training camp of the 1979 season with San Francisco, and the third was number 16, which Hall of Fame quarterback <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Len Dawson</a> offered to let Montana wear since the organization had retired it. Montana declined Dawson's and Stenerud's offers and wore 19 instead. During the Chiefs' first offseason practice, the defensive players all remained behind after their session concluded to watch the offensive team practice "because they wanted to see Joe Montana play. That's what those guys thought of the trade. It gave everybody hope we could win a championship. That's why it was such a special time."<a href="#cite_note-3_Things_Montana_Trade-93">[93]</a> Montana was injured for part of the <a href="/wiki/1993_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1993 Kansas City Chiefs season">1993 season</a>, but was still selected to his final Pro Bowl, as the Chiefs won their division for the first time in 22 years.<a href="#cite_note-3_Things_Montana_Trade-93">[93]</a> Montana led the Chiefs in two come-from-behind wins in the <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NFL_playoffs" title="1993–94 NFL playoffs">1993 playoffs</a>. In their wild-card win over the <a href="/wiki/1993_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1993 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, he threw a 7-yard fourth-down touchdown pass to send the game into overtime.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> Then against the <a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1993 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a>, he led the team to 28 second-half points, including three touchdown passes to earn the 29th fourth-quarter comeback win of his career.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1993%E2%80%9394#AFC:_Buffalo_Bills_30,_Kansas_City_Chiefs_13" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL playoffs, 1993–94">AFC Championship Game</a>, Kansas City lost to the <a href="/wiki/1993_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1993 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> 30–13,<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> with Montana suffering a concussion during the third play of the third quarter and yielding to <a href="/wiki/Dave_Krieg" title="Dave Krieg">Dave Krieg</a>. Including their two playoff victories that year (the Chiefs only had one prior playoff win since <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IV" title="Super Bowl IV">Super Bowl IV</a> in 1970), the 1993 Chiefs won 13 games, which tied the franchise record for wins in a season.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> Montana returned healthy to the Chiefs in <a href="/wiki/1994_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1994 Kansas City Chiefs season">1994</a>, starting all but two games.<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> His highlights included a classic duel with <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1994_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1994 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> (which Montana and the Chiefs won, 31–28) on Monday Night Football,<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> and a memorable game in week 2 when Montana played against his old team, the <a href="/wiki/1994_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1994 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> and Steve Young. In a much-anticipated match-up, Montana and the Chiefs prevailed and defeated the 49ers, 24–17. Montana led his team to a 9–7 record, sufficient for another postseason appearance, where they lost in the wild-card playoff round to the <a href="/wiki/1994_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1994 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1994%E2%80%9395#AFC:_Miami_Dolphins_27,_Kansas_City_Chiefs_17" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL playoffs, 1994–95">27–17</a>.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> Montana has fondly remembered the Chiefs' home of <a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Stadium" title="Arrowhead Stadium">Arrowhead Stadium</a> with its "unbelievable roar" from field level, saying, "The thing about Kansas City, it doesn't matter whether they're winning or losing, that fan base is ridiculous. Over the years, I don't think that stadium's ever been empty. Those people there support that team and that organization like none you've seen. And it is so loud. Even after 50 years, they're still in there screaming every week. That fan base is probably one of the best in the NFL, one of the hardest places to play for sure". Head coach Marty Schottenheimer pulled Montana aside before his first game at Arrowhead and told him to prepare for a volume he had never previously experienced. Montana recalled, "Come on, Marty, I've played in four Super Bowls. I've played all over the place. And Marty said, 'Just wait.' The thing that gets you is the whole stadium, when they sing the national anthem, is when they say, 'And the home of the... Chiefs!' Still makes your hair stand up on your arms."<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirement">Retirement</h3></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Montana_2013_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Joe_Montana_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/175px-Joe_Montana_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Joe_Montana_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/263px-Joe_Montana_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Joe_Montana_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/350px-Joe_Montana_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="468" data-file-height="666" /></a><figcaption>Montana at the California Museum Hall of Fame on March 21, 2013</figcaption></figure> On April 18, 1995, Montana announced his retirement at <a href="/wiki/Justin_Herman_Plaza" class="mw-redirect" title="Justin Herman Plaza">Justin Herman Plaza</a> in San Francisco. The event was broadcast live on local television, and included speeches from <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.">Eddie DeBartolo Jr.</a>, and others. Highlights from Montana's stay with San Francisco and interviews with former 49ers teammates were also shown. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a>, who had served as head coach for three of Montana's four Super Bowl victories, was the emcee for the event. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_records_and_accomplishments">NFL records and accomplishments</h2></div> Noted for his ability to remain calm under pressure, Montana helped his teams to 32 fourth-quarter come-from-behind victories. With 58 seconds left in the <a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1981%E2%80%9382#NFC_Championship:_San_Francisco_49ers_28,_Dallas_Cowboys_27" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL playoffs, 1981–82">1981 NFC Championship Game</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>, he completed a game-winning <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> <a href="/wiki/Forward_pass#American_and_Canadian_football" title="Forward pass">pass</a> so memorable that it would become known simply as <a href="/wiki/The_Catch_(American_football)" title="The Catch (American football)">"The Catch"</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII" title="Super Bowl XXIII">Super Bowl XXIII</a> against <a href="/wiki/1988_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1988 Cincinnati Bengals season">the Cincinnati Bengals</a>, Montana threw another remarkable game-winning touchdown pass at the end of a 92-yard drive with only 36 seconds left on the game clock. During his career with the 49ers, Montana completed 2,929 of 4,600 passes for 35,142 yards with 244 touchdowns and 123 interceptions. He had thirty-five 300-yard passing games including seven in which he threw for over 400 yards. His career totals: 3,409 completions on 5,391 attempts, 273 touchdowns, 139 interceptions, and 40,551 yards passing. He also rushed for 1,676 yards and 20 touchdowns. When Montana retired, his career passer rating was 92.3, second only to his 49er successor Steve Young (96.8). He has since been surpassed by five other players, which ranks his passer rating at 7th all-time. Montana also had won 100 games faster than any other quarterback until surpassed by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a> in 2008.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> His record as a starter was <a href="/wiki/Most_wins_by_a_starting_quarterback_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)">117–47</a>. His number 16 was retired by the 49ers on December 15, 1997, during halftime of the team's game against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. Montana also held the record for most passing yards on a Monday night game with 458 against the Los Angeles Rams in 1989. Montana is second in postseason records for most games with a passer rating over 100.0 (12), career postseason touchdown passes (45), passing yards (5,772), and games with 300+ passing yards (six, tied with <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Kurt Warner</a>). He also tied <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a>'s record for <a href="/wiki/Most_consecutive_games_with_a_touchdown_pass_(NFL)#All-time_consecutive_playoff_games_with_at_least_two_touchdown_passes" class="mw-redirect" title="Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (NFL)">consecutive playoff games with at least two touchdown passes (seven)</a>, though this record has since been broken by <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Joe_Flacco" title="Joe Flacco">Joe Flacco</a> and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.<a href="#cite_note-t826-105">[105]</a> Undefeated in four Super Bowl appearances, Montana completed 83 of 122 passes for 1,142 yards, 11 touchdowns, and no interceptions, earning him a Super Bowl record passer rating of 127.8.<a href="#cite_note-kryk_01282019-106">[106]</a> The first player ever to win three <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl MVP">Super Bowl MVP</a> awards, Montana also holds the Super Bowl record for most pass attempts (122) without throwing an interception.<a href="#cite_note-kryk_01282019-106">[106]</a> He was selected to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> eight times and selected <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> six times.<a href="#cite_note-Joe_Montana_Statistics-78">[78]</a> He is also the only player to have two touchdown passes of 95+ yards.<a href="#cite_note-TD_Passes_95-99_Yards-107">[107]</a> Montana was listed at #4 on the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Top_100:_NFL%27s_Greatest_Players" title="The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players">The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players</a> (the highest ranking quarterback on the list), with teammate <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a> at #1.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_records">NFL records</h2></div> <ul><li>Most pass attempts without throwing an interception in a Super Bowl: 122<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a></li> <li>Most wins in a Super Bowl without a loss: 4 (tied with <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a>)</li> <li>Passing touchdowns in a single postseason: 11 (1989) (tied)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ff0; width:3em;"> </td> <td>AP <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Most Valuable Player Award">NFL MVP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#f4c842; width:3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl MVP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Won the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e0cef2; width:3em;"> </td> <td>NFL record </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bold </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="3">Games </th> <th colspan="9">Passing </th> <th colspan="5">Rushing </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Cmp</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Pct</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Int</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>Rtg</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1979 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>1</td> <td>0−1</td> <td>13</td> <td>23</td> <td>56.5</td> <td>96</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>18</td> <td>81.1</td> <td>3</td> <td>22</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>13</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1980_NFL_season" title="1980 NFL season">1980</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1980_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1980 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>7</td> <td>2−5</td> <td>176</td> <td>273</td> <td style="background:#cfecec">64.5</td> <td>1,795</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>15</td> <td>9</td> <td>71T</td> <td>87.8</td> <td>32</td> <td>77</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>11</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1981_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1981 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>13−3</td> <td>311</td> <td>488</td> <td style="background:#cfecec">63.7</td> <td>3,565</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>19</td> <td>12</td> <td>78T</td> <td>88.4</td> <td>25</td> <td>95</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>20</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1982_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1982 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>3−6</td> <td>213</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">346</td> <td>61.6</td> <td>2,613</td> <td>7.6</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">17</td> <td>11</td> <td>55</td> <td>88.0</td> <td>30</td> <td>118</td> <td>3.9</td> <td>21</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1983 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>10−6</td> <td>332</td> <td>515</td> <td>64.5</td> <td>3,910</td> <td>7.6</td> <td>26</td> <td>12</td> <td>77T</td> <td>94.6</td> <td>61</td> <td>284</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>18</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1984_NFL_season" title="1984 NFL season">1984</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1984_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1984 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>15</td> <td>14−1</td> <td>279</td> <td>432</td> <td>64.6</td> <td>3,630</td> <td>8.4</td> <td>28</td> <td>10</td> <td>80T</td> <td>102.9</td> <td>32</td> <td>118</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>15</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1985_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1985 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>9−6</td> <td>303</td> <td>494</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">61.3</td> <td>3,653</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>27</td> <td>13</td> <td>73</td> <td>91.3</td> <td>42</td> <td>153</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>16</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1986_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1986 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>6−2</td> <td>191</td> <td>307</td> <td>62.2</td> <td>2,236</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td>48</td> <td>80.7</td> <td>17</td> <td>38</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>17</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1987_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1987 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>11</td> <td>10−1</td> <td>266</td> <td>398</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">66.8</td> <td>3,054</td> <td>7.7</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">31</td> <td>13</td> <td>57T</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">102.1</td> <td>35</td> <td>141</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>20</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1988_NFL_season" title="1988 NFL season">1988</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1988_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1988 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>13</td> <td>8−5</td> <td>238</td> <td>397</td> <td>59.9</td> <td>2,981</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>18</td> <td>10</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">96T</td> <td>87.9</td> <td>38</td> <td>132</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>15</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#ffff00"><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1989_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1989 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>11−2</td> <td>271</td> <td>386</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">70.2</td> <td>3,521</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">9.1</td> <td>26</td> <td>8</td> <td>95T</td> <td style="background:#cfecec">112.4</td> <td>49</td> <td>227</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>19</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#ffff00;"><a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1990_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1990 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>14−1</td> <td>321</td> <td>520</td> <td>61.7</td> <td>3,944</td> <td>7.6</td> <td>26</td> <td>16</td> <td>78T</td> <td>89.0</td> <td>40</td> <td>162</td> <td>4.1</td> <td>20</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1991_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1991 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td colspan="16">did not play due to injury </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1992_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1992 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>15</td> <td>21</td> <td>71.4</td> <td>126</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td> <td>118.4</td> <td>3</td> <td>28</td> <td>9.1</td> <td>16</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1993_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1993 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>8−3</td> <td>181</td> <td>298</td> <td>60.7</td> <td>2,144</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>50T</td> <td>87.4</td> <td>25</td> <td>64</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>17</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1994_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1994 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>9−5</td> <td>299</td> <td>493</td> <td>60.6</td> <td>3,283</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>16</td> <td>9</td> <td>57T</td> <td>83.6</td> <td>18</td> <td>17</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>13</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MontJo01.htm">Career</a></th> <th>192</th> <th>164</th> <th>117−47</th> <th>3,409</th> <th>5,391</th> <th>63.2</th> <th>40,551</th> <th>7.5</th> <th>273</th> <th>139</th> <th>96T</th> <th>92.3</th> <th>457</th> <th>1,676</th> <th>3.7</th> <th>21</th> <th>20 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="3">Games </th> <th colspan="9">Passing </th> <th colspan="5">Rushing </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Cmp</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Pct</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Int</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>Rtg</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>TD </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#f4c842;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NFL_playoffs" title="1981–82 NFL playoffs">1981</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1981_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1981 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3−0</td> <td>56</td> <td>88</td> <td>63.6</td> <td>747</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>58</td> <td>94.3</td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NFL_playoffs" title="1983–84 NFL playoffs">1983</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1983 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1−1</td> <td>45</td> <td>79</td> <td>57.0</td> <td>548</td> <td>6.9</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>76</td> <td>84.8</td> <td>8</td> <td>56</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>18</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#f4c842;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NFL_playoffs" title="1984–85 NFL playoffs">1984</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1984_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1984 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3−0</td> <td>67</td> <td>108</td> <td>62.0</td> <td>873</td> <td>8.1</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>40</td> <td>89.8</td> <td>13</td> <td>144</td> <td>11.1</td> <td>53</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NFL_playoffs" title="1985–86 NFL playoffs">1985</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1985_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1985 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0−1</td> <td>26</td> <td>47</td> <td>55.3</td> <td>296</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>36</td> <td>65.6</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NFL_playoffs" title="1986–87 NFL playoffs">1986</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1986_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1986 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0−1</td> <td>8</td> <td>15</td> <td>53.3</td> <td>98</td> <td>6.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>24</td> <td>34.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NFL_playoffs" title="1987–88 NFL playoffs">1987</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1987_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1987 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0−1</td> <td>12</td> <td>26</td> <td>46.2</td> <td>109</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>33</td> <td>42.0</td> <td>3</td> <td>20</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>14</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NFL_playoffs" title="1988–89 NFL playoffs">1988</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1988_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1988 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3−0</td> <td>56</td> <td>90</td> <td>62.2</td> <td>823</td> <td>9.1</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>61</td> <td>117.0</td> <td>10</td> <td>43</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>11</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#f4c842;"><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NFL_playoffs" title="1989–90 NFL playoffs">1989</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1989_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1989 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3−0</td> <td>65</td> <td>83</td> <td>78.3</td> <td>800</td> <td>9.6</td> <td style="background:#e0cef2;">11</td> <td>0</td> <td>72</td> <td style="background:#e0cef2m;">146.4</td> <td>5</td> <td>19</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>10</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NFL_playoffs" title="1990–91 NFL playoffs">1990</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1990_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1990 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1−1</td> <td>40</td> <td>57</td> <td>70.2</td> <td>464</td> <td>8.1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>61</td> <td>104.7</td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>6</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NFL_playoffs" title="1993–94 NFL playoffs">1993</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1993_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1993 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>2−1</td> <td>59</td> <td>104</td> <td>56.7</td> <td>700</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>41</td> <td>78.2</td> <td>6</td> <td>13</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>7</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NFL_playoffs" title="1994–95 NFL playoffs">1994</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1994_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1994 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0−1</td> <td>26</td> <td>37</td> <td>70.3</td> <td>314</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>57</td> <td>102.8</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>7</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MontJo01/gamelog/post/">Career</a></th> <th>23</th> <th>23</th> <th>16−7</th> <th>460</th> <th>734</th> <th>62.7</th> <th>5,772</th> <th>7.9</th> <th>45</th> <th>21</th> <th>76</th> <th>95.6</th> <th>63</th> <th>314</th> <th>5.0</th> <th>53</th> <th>2 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nicknames">Nicknames</h2></div> Montana earned the nickname "Joe Cool" for his ability to stay calm at key moments, and "Comeback Kid" for his history of rallying his teams from late-game deficits.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> His teammates in San Francisco called him "Bird Legs"<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> due to his very thin legs and small calves. He was called "Golden Joe" because he played in California (the Golden State) and because he also appeared on a poster <a href="/wiki/Superimposition" title="Superimposition">superimposed</a> in front of the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge" title="Golden Gate Bridge">Golden Gate Bridge</a> with the words "The Golden Great".<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> Two more names were provided by a <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a> nickname contest early in his NFL career: the winner was "Big Sky", but another contestant suggested that since "Joe Montana" already sounded like a nickname, Montana needed a real name and christened him "David W. Gibson".<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> Montana liked the Gibson name so much that he had it stenciled above his locker.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> Montana appears as the character "Joe Clifford" (pseudonym derived from his first and middle names) in the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Joe%27s_Diner_(TV_Short)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe's Diner (TV Short)">Joe's Diner</a> television spots.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> Montana has been married three times. In 1974, he wed his hometown sweetheart Kim Moses during his second semester at Notre Dame and they divorced three years later.<a href="#cite_note-flashback-17">[17]</a> In 1981, he married Cass Castillo; they divorced in 1984.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> He met Jennifer Wallace, an actress and model, while the two worked on a Schick commercial and the couple married in 1985. They have four children, two daughters and two sons. His son <a href="/wiki/Nate_Montana" title="Nate Montana">Nate</a> was an undrafted free agent out of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Wesleyan_College" title="West Virginia Wesleyan College">West Virginia Wesleyan</a>. His other son, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Montana" title="Nick Montana">Nick</a>, played at <a href="/wiki/Tulane_Green_Wave_football" title="Tulane Green Wave football">Tulane University</a>. In 2008, Montana sued his first wife and a <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a> auction house for "violating his 'copyright and privacy rights'" after she "sold a bunch of letters and memorabilia from [Montana's] college days at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">Notre Dame</a>".<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> Montana resides in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> He owns horses and produces wine under the label Montagia.<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> Montana frequently works with the <a href="/wiki/Make-A-Wish_Foundation" title="Make-A-Wish Foundation">Make-A-Wish Foundation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bay_Area_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame">Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kansas_City_Chiefs_quarterbacks" title="History of Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks">History of Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_quarterbacks_who_have_posted_a_perfect_passer_rating" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating">List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_quarterbacks_with_multiple_Super_Bowl_wins" class="mw-redirect" title="List of quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl wins">List of quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl wins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_celebrities_who_own_wineries_and_vineyards" title="List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards">List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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Walsh">William Walsh</a> (1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_E._Hering" title="Frank E. Hering">Frank Hering</a> (1896)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Waters_(American_football)" title="Fred Waters (American football)">Fred Waters</a> (1897)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Fleming_(American_football)" title="Charles Fleming (American football)">Charles Fleming</a> (1898)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_Daniel_McDonald" title="Angus Daniel McDonald">Angus McDonald</a> (1899)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Diebold" title="Clarence Diebold">Clarence Diebold</a> (1900)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_J._McGlew" title="Henry J. McGlew">Henry McGlew</a> (1901–1902)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Silver_(quarterback)" title="Nate Silver (quarterback)">Nate Silver</a> (1903–1905)</li> <li>Dick Coad (1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Bracken_(American_football)" title="Bob Bracken (American football)">Bob Bracken</a> (1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Ryan" title="Billy Ryan">Billy Ryan</a> (1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hamilton_(American_football)" title="Don Hamilton (American football)">Don Hamilton</a> (1908–1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Dorais" title="Gus Dorais">Gus Dorais</a> (1910–1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Bergman" title="Alfred Bergman">Alfred Bergman</a> (1914)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Phelan_(American_football)" title="James Phelan (American football)">James Phelan</a> (1915–1917)</li> <li>Tex Allison (1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mohn" title="Bill Mohn">Bill Mohn</a> (1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Bahan" title="Leonard Bahan">Leonard Bahan</a> (1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Brandy" title="Joe Brandy">Joe Brandy</a> (1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Grant" title="Chet Grant">Chet Grant</a> (1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(American_football)" title="Frank Thomas (American football)">Frank Thomas</a> (1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Stuhldreher" title="Harry Stuhldreher">Harry Stuhldreher</a> (1922–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Edwards" title="Red Edwards">Red Edwards</a> (1924–1926)</li> <li>Albert Cullen (1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Riley_(American_football)" title="Chuck Riley (American football)">Chuck Riley</a> (1926–1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brady_(quarterback)" title="Jim Brady (quarterback)">Jim Brady</a> (1927–1928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Carideo" title="Frank Carideo">Frank Carideo</a> (1928–1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Jaskwhich" title="Chuck Jaskwhich">Chuck Jaskwhich</a> (1931–1932)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Bonar" title="Bud Bonar">Bud Bonar</a> (1933–1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wally_Fromhart" title="Wally Fromhart">Wally Fromhart</a> (1934–1935)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Puplis" title="Andy Puplis">Andy Puplis</a> (1936–1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sitko" title="Steve Sitko">Steve Sitko</a> (1938–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hargrave" title="Bob Hargrave">Bob Hargrave</a> (1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Wright_(American_football)" title="Harry Wright (American football)">Harry Wright</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angelo_Bertelli" title="Angelo Bertelli">Angelo Bertelli</a> (1941–1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a> (1943, 1946–1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Dancewicz" title="Frank Dancewicz">Frank Dancewicz</a> (1944–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Tripucka" title="Frank Tripucka">Frank Tripucka</a> (1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Williams_(quarterback)" title="Bob Williams (quarterback)">Bob Williams</a> (1949–1950)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mazur" title="John Mazur">John Mazur</a> (1950–1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Guglielmi" title="Ralph Guglielmi">Ralph Guglielmi</a> (1951–1954)</li> <li>Tom Carey (1952, 1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Paul Hornung</a> (1955–1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Williams_(quarterback)" title="Robert Williams (quarterback)">Robert Williams</a> (1956–1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Izo" title="George Izo">George Izo</a> (1958–1959)</li> <li>Don White (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Haffner" title="George Haffner">George Haffner</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daryle_Lamonica" title="Daryle Lamonica">Daryle Lamonica</a> (1960–1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Budka" title="Frank Budka">Frank Budka</a> (1961, 1963)</li> <li>Denis Szot (1962–1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Huarte" title="John Huarte">John Huarte</a> (1963–1964)</li> <li>Sandy Bonvechio (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Zloch" title="William J. 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A. Tittle">Y. A. Tittle</a> (1951–1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Powers_(American_football)" title="Jim Powers (American football)">Jim Powers</a> (1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cason" title="Jim Cason">Jim Cason</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Morrall" title="Earl Morrall">Earl Morrall</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a> (1957–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_McHan" title="Lamar McHan">Lamar McHan</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Waters" title="Bob Waters">Bob Waters</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mira" title="George Mira">George Mira</a> (1964–1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Spurrier" title="Steve Spurrier">Steve Spurrier</a> (1967, 1969, 1972–1973, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Reed_(quarterback)" title="Joe Reed (quarterback)">Joe Reed</a> (1973–1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Owen_(American_football)" title="Tom Owen (American football)">Tom Owen</a> (1974–1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Morrison" title="Dennis Morrison">Dennis Morrison</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Snead" title="Norm Snead">Norm Snead</a> (1974–1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Plunkett" title="Jim Plunkett">Jim Plunkett</a> (1976–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Bull" title="Scott Bull">Scott Bull</a> (1976, 1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_DeBerg" title="Steve DeBerg">Steve DeBerg</a> (1978–1980)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Montana</a> (1979–1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cavanaugh" title="Matt Cavanaugh">Matt Cavanaugh</a> (1984–1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kemp" title="Jeff Kemp">Jeff Kemp</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Moroski" title="Mike Moroski">Mike Moroski</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Steve Young</a> (1987–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gagliano" title="Bob Gagliano">Bob Gagliano</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Bono" title="Steve Bono">Steve Bono</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Grbac" title="Elvis Grbac">Elvis Grbac</a> (1995–1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Druckenmiller" title="Jim Druckenmiller">Jim Druckenmiller</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Detmer" title="Ty Detmer">Ty Detmer</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Stenstrom" title="Steve Stenstrom">Steve Stenstrom</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Garcia" title="Jeff Garcia">Jeff Garcia</a> (1999–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Rattay" title="Tim Rattay">Tim Rattay</a> (2003–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Dorsey" title="Ken Dorsey">Ken Dorsey</a> (2004–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a> (2005–2007, 2009–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Pickett" title="Cody Pickett">Cody Pickett</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trent_Dilfer" title="Trent Dilfer">Trent Dilfer</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Hill" title="Shaun Hill">Shaun Hill</a> (2007–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Weinke" title="Chris Weinke">Chris Weinke</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._T._O%27Sullivan" title="J. 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Brown</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">J. Brown</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Brocklin" title="Norm Van Brocklin">Van Brocklin</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">J. Taylor</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">J. 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Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Jones" title="Bert Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Bradshaw</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Sipe" title="Brian Sipe">Sipe</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Anderson</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Moseley" title="Mark Moseley">Moseley</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Theismann</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">Allen</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Boomer_Esiason" title="Boomer Esiason">Esiason</a></li> <li>1989: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1990: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Smith</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a> & <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Sanders</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Gannon</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a> & <a href="/wiki/Steve_McNair" title="Steve McNair">McNair</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Alexander" title="Shaun Alexander">Alexander</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Brady</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Brady</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Peterson</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Newton</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Ryan</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Brady</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Mahomes" title="Patrick Mahomes">Mahomes</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Lamar_Jackson" title="Lamar Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Mahomes" title="Patrick Mahomes">Mahomes</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Lamar_Jackson" title="Lamar Jackson">Jackson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="AP_NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AP_Offensive_Players_of_the_Year" title="Template:AP Offensive Players of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AP_Offensive_Players_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:AP Offensive Players of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AP_Offensive_Players_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AP Offensive Players of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="AP_NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award_winners" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/AP_NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award">AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award</a> winners</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(running_back)" title="Larry Brown (running back)">Brown</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Jones" title="Bert Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Anderson</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Theismann</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">Allen</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Craig</a></li> <li>1989: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Sanders</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Sanders</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Priest_Holmes" title="Priest Holmes">Holmes</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jamal Lewis (American football)">Lewis</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Alexander" title="Shaun Alexander">Alexander</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Brady</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Chris Johnson (running back)">Johnson</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Brady</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Peterson</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/DeMarco_Murray" title="DeMarco Murray">Murray</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Newton</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Ryan</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Gurley" title="Todd Gurley">Gurley</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Mahomes" title="Patrick Mahomes">Mahomes</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Thomas_(wide_receiver,_born_1993)" title="Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)">M. Thomas</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Henry" title="Derrick Henry">Henry</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Kupp" title="Cooper Kupp">Kupp</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Jefferson" title="Justin Jefferson">Jefferson</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Christian_McCaffrey" title="Christian McCaffrey">McCaffrey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Bert_Bell_Award_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Bert_Bell_Award" title="Template:Bert Bell Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Bert_Bell_Award" title="Template talk:Bert Bell Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Bert_Bell_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Bert Bell Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Bert_Bell_Award_winners" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell_Award" title="Bert Bell Award">Bert Bell Award</a> winners</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a> </li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Brocklin" title="Norm Van Brocklin">Van Brocklin</a> </li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a> </li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a> </li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">J. Brown</a> </li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a> </li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Retzlaff" title="Pete Retzlaff">Retzlaff</a> </li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Don_Meredith" title="Don Meredith">Meredith</a> </li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a> </li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">Kelly</a> </li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Roman_Gabriel" title="Roman Gabriel">Gabriel</a> </li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/George_Blanda" title="George Blanda">Blanda</a> </li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a> </li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(running_back)" title="Larry Brown (running back)">L. Brown</a> </li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a> </li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a> </li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a> </li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a> </li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a> </li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Bradshaw</a> </li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a> </li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Jaworski" title="Ron Jaworski">Jaworski</a> </li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Anderson</a> </li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Theismann</a> </li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">Riggins</a> </li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a> </li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a> </li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a> </li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a> </li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Randall_Cunningham" title="Randall Cunningham">Cunningham</a> </li> <li>1989: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a> </li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Randall_Cunningham" title="Randall Cunningham">Cunningham</a> </li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Sanders</a> </li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a> </li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Smith</a> </li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a> </li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a> </li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a> </li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Sanders</a> </li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Randall_Cunningham" title="Randall Cunningham">Cunningham</a> </li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a> </li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Gannon</a> </li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a> </li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Gannon</a> </li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a> </li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a> </li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Alexander" title="Shaun Alexander">Alexander</a> </li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a> </li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Brady</a> </li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Peterson</a> </li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a> </li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Vick" title="Michael Vick">Vick</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Peterson" title="Adrian Peterson">Peterson</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">Watt</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Newton</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Ryan</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Carson_Wentz" title="Carson Wentz">Wentz</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Mahomes" title="Patrick Mahomes">Mahomes</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Lamar_Jackson" title="Lamar Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li>2020: No award given</li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jonathan Taylor (American football)">J. Taylor</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Hurts" title="Jalen Hurts">Hurts</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Lamar_Jackson" title="Lamar Jackson">Jackson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="San_Francisco_49ers_Super_Bowl_XVI_champions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>3 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Miller_(punter)" title="Jim Miller (punter)">Jim Miller</a></li> <li>7 <a href="/wiki/Guy_Benjamin" title="Guy Benjamin">Guy Benjamin</a></li> <li>14 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Wersching" title="Ray Wersching">Ray Wersching</a></li> <li>16 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player">MVP</a>)</li> <li>20 <a href="/wiki/Amos_Lawrence_(American_football)" title="Amos Lawrence (American football)">Amos Lawrence</a></li> <li>21 <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wright_(cornerback,_born_1959)" title="Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1959)">Eric Wright</a></li> <li>22 <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Hicks" title="Dwight Hicks">Dwight Hicks</a></li> <li>24 <a href="/wiki/Rick_Gervais" title="Rick Gervais">Rick Gervais</a></li> <li>27 <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Williamson" title="Carlton Williamson">Carlton Williamson</a></li> <li>28 <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Thomas" title="Lynn Thomas">Lynn Thomas</a></li> <li>29 <a href="/wiki/Saladin_Martin" title="Saladin Martin">Saladin Martin</a></li> <li>30 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Ring" title="Bill Ring">Bill Ring</a></li> <li>31 <a href="/wiki/Walt_Easley" title="Walt Easley">Walt Easley</a></li> <li>32 <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Patton" title="Ricky Patton">Ricky Patton</a></li> <li>33 <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Churchman" title="Ricky Churchman">Ricky Churchman</a></li> <li>35 <a href="/wiki/Lenvil_Elliott" title="Lenvil Elliott">Lenvil Elliott</a></li> <li>36 <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hofer" title="Paul Hofer">Paul Hofer</a></li> <li>38 <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Davis_(American_football)" title="Johnny Davis (American football)">Johnny Davis</a></li> <li>40 <a href="/wiki/Arrington_Jones" title="Arrington Jones">Arrington Jones</a></li> <li>42 <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a></li> <li>49 <a href="/wiki/Earl_Cooper_(American_football)" title="Earl Cooper (American football)">Earl Cooper</a></li> <li>50 <a href="/wiki/Terry_Tautolo" title="Terry Tautolo">Terry Tautolo</a></li> <li>50 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Looney" title="Jim Looney">Jim Looney</a></li> <li>51 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Cross" title="Randy Cross">Randy Cross</a></li> <li>52 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Leopold" title="Bobby Leopold">Bobby Leopold</a></li> <li>53 <a href="/wiki/Milt_McColl" title="Milt McColl">Milt McColl</a></li> <li>54 <a href="/wiki/Craig_Puki" title="Craig Puki">Craig Puki</a></li> <li>56 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Quillan" title="Fred Quillan">Fred Quillan</a></li> <li>57 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Bunz" title="Dan Bunz">Dan Bunz</a></li> <li>58 <a href="/wiki/Keena_Turner" title="Keena Turner">Keena Turner</a></li> <li>59 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Harper" title="Willie Harper">Willie Harper</a></li> <li>60 <a href="/wiki/John_Choma_(American_football)" title="John Choma (American football)">John Choma</a></li> <li>61 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Audick" title="Dan Audick">Dan Audick</a></li> <li>62 <a href="/wiki/Walt_Downing" title="Walt Downing">Walt Downing</a></li> <li>64 <a href="/wiki/Jack_%22Hacksaw%22_Reynolds" title="Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds">Jack Reynolds</a></li> <li>65 <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Pillers" title="Lawrence Pillers">Lawrence Pillers</a></li> <li>66 <a href="/wiki/Allan_Kennedy" title="Allan Kennedy">Allan Kennedy</a></li> <li>68 <a href="/wiki/John_Ayers" title="John Ayers">John Ayers</a></li> <li>71 <a href="/wiki/Keith_Fahnhorst" title="Keith Fahnhorst">Keith Fahnhorst</a></li> <li>74 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Fred Dean</a></li> <li>75 <a href="/wiki/John_Harty_(American_football)" title="John Harty (American football)">John Harty</a></li> <li>76 <a href="/wiki/Dwaine_Board" title="Dwaine Board">Dwaine Board</a></li> <li>77 <a href="/wiki/Pete_Kugler" title="Pete Kugler">Pete Kugler</a></li> <li>78 <a href="/wiki/Archie_Reese" title="Archie Reese">Archie Reese</a></li> <li>79 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Stuckey" title="Jim Stuckey">Jim Stuckey</a></li> <li>80 <a href="/wiki/Eason_Ramson" title="Eason Ramson">Eason Ramson</a></li> <li>82 <a href="/wiki/Brian_Peets" title="Brian Peets">Brian Peets</a></li> <li>84 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Shumann" title="Mike Shumann">Mike Shumann</a></li> <li>85 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wilson_(wide_receiver)" title="Mike Wilson (wide receiver)">Mike Wilson</a></li> <li>86 <a href="/wiki/Charle_Young" title="Charle Young">Charle Young</a></li> <li>87 <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Clark" title="Dwight Clark">Dwight Clark</a></li> <li>88 <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Solomon" title="Freddie Solomon">Freddie Solomon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Coaches</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cas_Banaszek" title="Cas Banaszek">Cas Banaszek</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Norb_Hecker" title="Norb Hecker">Norb Hecker</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Milt_Jackson_(American_football)" title="Milt Jackson (American football)">Milt Jackson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Billie_Matthews" title="Billie Matthews">Billie Matthews</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bobb_McKittrick" title="Bobb McKittrick">Bobb McKittrick</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bill_McPherson_(American_football)" title="Bill McPherson (American football)">Bill McPherson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ray_Rhodes" title="Ray Rhodes">Ray Rhodes</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/George_Seifert" title="George Seifert">George Seifert</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Studley" title="Chuck Studley">Chuck Studley</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sam_Wyche" title="Sam Wyche">Sam Wyche</a></dd></dl> 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<li>6 <a href="/wiki/Matt_Cavanaugh" title="Matt Cavanaugh">Matt Cavanaugh</a></li> <li>14 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Wersching" title="Ray Wersching">Ray Wersching</a></li> <li>16 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a>)</li> <li>19 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Orosz" title="Tom Orosz">Tom Orosz</a></li> <li>21 <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wright_(cornerback,_born_1959)" title="Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1959)">Eric Wright</a></li> <li>22 <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Hicks" title="Dwight Hicks">Dwight Hicks</a></li> <li>24 <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Harmon" title="Derrick Harmon">Derrick Harmon</a></li> <li>26 <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Tyler" title="Wendell Tyler">Wendell Tyler</a></li> <li>27 <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Williamson" title="Carlton Williamson">Carlton Williamson</a></li> <li>28 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Holmoe" title="Tom Holmoe">Tom Holmoe</a></li> <li>29 <a href="/wiki/Mario_Clark" title="Mario Clark">Mario Clark</a></li> <li>30 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Ring" title="Bill Ring">Bill Ring</a></li> <li>32 <a href="/wiki/Carl_Monroe" title="Carl Monroe">Carl Monroe</a></li> <li>33 <a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a></li> <li>42 <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a></li> <li>43 <a href="/wiki/Dana_McLemore" title="Dana McLemore">Dana McLemore</a></li> <li>49 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Fuller_(safety)" title="Jeff Fuller (safety)">Jeff Fuller</a></li> <li>50 <a href="/wiki/Riki_Ellison" title="Riki Ellison">Riki Ellison</a></li> <li>51 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Cross" title="Randy Cross">Randy Cross</a></li> <li>52 <a href="/wiki/Blanchard_Montgomery" title="Blanchard Montgomery">Blanchard Montgomery</a></li> <li>53 <a href="/wiki/Milt_McColl" title="Milt McColl">Milt McColl</a></li> <li>54 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Ferrari" title="Ron Ferrari">Ron Ferrari</a></li> <li>55 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fahnhorst" title="Jim Fahnhorst">Jim Fahnhorst</a></li> <li>56 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Quillan" title="Fred Quillan">Fred Quillan</a></li> <li>57 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Bunz" title="Dan Bunz">Dan Bunz</a></li> <li>58 <a href="/wiki/Keena_Turner" title="Keena Turner">Keena Turner</a></li> <li>61 <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Sapolu" title="Jesse Sapolu">Jesse Sapolu</a></li> <li>62 <a href="/wiki/Guy_McIntyre" title="Guy McIntyre">Guy McIntyre</a></li> <li>64 <a href="/wiki/Jack_%22Hacksaw%22_Reynolds" title="Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds">Jack Reynolds</a></li> <li>65 <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Pillers" title="Lawrence Pillers">Lawrence Pillers</a></li> <li>66 <a href="/wiki/Allan_Kennedy" title="Allan Kennedy">Allan Kennedy</a></li> <li>67 <a href="/wiki/Billy_Shields" title="Billy Shields">Billy Shields</a></li> <li>67 <a href="/wiki/John_Macaulay_(American_football)" title="John Macaulay (American football)">John Macaulay</a></li> <li>68 <a href="/wiki/John_Ayers" title="John Ayers">John Ayers</a></li> <li>71 <a href="/wiki/Keith_Fahnhorst" title="Keith Fahnhorst">Keith Fahnhorst</a></li> <li>72 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Stover" title="Jeff Stover">Jeff Stover</a></li> <li>74 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Fred Dean</a></li> <li>76 <a href="/wiki/Dwaine_Board" title="Dwaine Board">Dwaine Board</a></li> <li>77 <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Paris" title="Bubba Paris">Bubba Paris</a></li> <li>78 <a href="/wiki/Manu_Tuiasosopo" title="Manu Tuiasosopo">Manu Tuiasosopo</a></li> <li>79 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Stuckey" title="Jim Stuckey">Jim Stuckey</a></li> <li>81 <a href="/wiki/Russ_Francis" title="Russ Francis">Russ Francis</a></li> <li>83 <a href="/wiki/Renaldo_Nehemiah" title="Renaldo Nehemiah">Renaldo Nehemiah</a></li> <li>84 <a href="/wiki/Al_Dixon" title="Al Dixon">Al Dixon</a></li> <li>85 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wilson_(wide_receiver)" title="Mike Wilson (wide receiver)">Mike Wilson</a></li> <li>86 <a href="/wiki/John_Frank_(tight_end)" title="John Frank (tight end)">John Frank</a></li> <li>87 <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Clark" title="Dwight Clark">Dwight Clark</a></li> <li>88 <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Solomon" title="Freddie Solomon">Freddie Solomon</a></li> <li>89 <a href="/wiki/Earl_Cooper_(American_football)" title="Earl Cooper (American football)">Earl Cooper</a></li> <li>90 <a href="/wiki/Todd_Shell" title="Todd Shell">Todd Shell</a></li> <li>94 <a href="/wiki/Louie_Kelcher" title="Louie Kelcher">Louie Kelcher</a></li> <li>95 <a href="/wiki/Michael_Carter_(nose_tackle)" title="Michael Carter (nose tackle)">Michael Carter</a></li> <li>97 <a href="/wiki/Gary_%22Big_Hands%22_Johnson" title="Gary "Big Hands" Johnson">Gary Johnson</a></li> <li>98 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Boyd_(American_football)" title="Greg Boyd (American football)">Greg Boyd</a></li> <li>99 <a href="/wiki/Michael_Walter_(American_football)" title="Michael Walter (American football)">Mike Walter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Coaches</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hackett_(American_football)" title="Paul Hackett (American football)">Paul Hackett</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hart" title="Tommy Hart">Tommy Hart</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Norb_Hecker" title="Norb Hecker">Norb Hecker</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Lewis" title="Sherman Lewis">Sherman Lewis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bobb_McKittrick" title="Bobb McKittrick">Bobb McKittrick</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bill_McPherson_(American_football)" title="Bill McPherson (American football)">Bill McPherson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/George_Seifert" title="George Seifert">George Seifert</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ray_Rhodes" title="Ray Rhodes">Ray Rhodes</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fred_von_Appen" title="Fred von Appen">Fred von Appen</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="San_Francisco_49ers_Super_Bowl_XXIII_champions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EC250A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B3995D, inset -2px -2px 0 #B3995D;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>4 <a href="/wiki/Max_Runager" title="Max Runager">Max Runager</a></li> <li>6 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cofer_(kicker)" title="Mike Cofer (kicker)">Mike Cofer</a></li> <li>8 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Steve Young</a></li> <li>9 <a href="/wiki/Barry_Helton" title="Barry Helton">Barry Helton</a></li> <li>15 <a href="/wiki/John_Paye" title="John Paye">John Paye</a></li> <li>16 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Montana</a></li> <li>20 <a href="/wiki/Tory_Nixon" title="Tory Nixon">Tory Nixon</a></li> <li>21 <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wright_(cornerback,_born_1959)" title="Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1959)">Eric Wright</a></li> <li>22 <a href="/wiki/Tim_McKyer" title="Tim McKyer">Tim McKyer</a></li> <li>24 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Sydney" title="Harry Sydney">Harry Sydney</a></li> <li>25 <a href="/wiki/Doug_DuBose" title="Doug DuBose">Doug DuBose</a></li> <li>26 <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Pollard" title="Darryl Pollard">Darryl Pollard</a></li> <li>29 <a href="/wiki/Don_Griffin" title="Don Griffin">Don Griffin</a></li> <li>31 <a href="/wiki/Chet_Brooks" title="Chet Brooks">Chet Brooks</a></li> <li>32 <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Flagler" title="Terrence Flagler">Terrence Flagler</a></li> <li>33 <a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a></li> <li>35 <a href="/wiki/Del_Rodgers" title="Del Rodgers">Del Rodgers</a></li> <li>38 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Cox_(American_football)" title="Greg Cox (American football)">Greg Cox</a></li> <li>42 <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a></li> <li>44 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Rathman" title="Tom Rathman">Tom Rathman</a></li> <li>46 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Holmoe" title="Tom Holmoe">Tom Holmoe</a></li> <li>49 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Fuller_(safety)" title="Jeff Fuller (safety)">Jeff Fuller</a></li> <li>50 <a href="/wiki/Riki_Ellison" title="Riki Ellison">Riki Ellison</a></li> <li>51 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Cross" title="Randy Cross">Randy Cross</a></li> <li>53 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Romanowski" title="Bill Romanowski">Bill Romanowski</a></li> <li>54 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Hadley" title="Ron Hadley">Ron Hadley</a></li> <li>55 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fahnhorst" title="Jim Fahnhorst">Jim Fahnhorst</a></li> <li>57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Kennedy_(American_football)" title="Sam Kennedy (American football)">Sam Kennedy</a></li> <li>58 <a href="/wiki/Keena_Turner" title="Keena Turner">Keena Turner</a></li> <li>60 <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Thomas_(American_football)" title="Chuck Thomas (American football)">Chuck Thomas</a></li> <li>61 <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Sapolu" title="Jesse Sapolu">Jesse Sapolu</a></li> <li>62 <a href="/wiki/Guy_McIntyre" title="Guy McIntyre">Guy McIntyre</a></li> <li>65 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bregel" title="Jeff Bregel">Jeff Bregel</a></li> <li>67 <a href="/wiki/Pete_Kugler" title="Pete Kugler">Pete Kugler</a></li> <li>69 <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Collie" title="Bruce Collie">Bruce Collie</a></li> <li>72 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Stover" title="Jeff Stover">Jeff Stover</a></li> <li>74 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Wallace_(American_football)" title="Steve Wallace (American football)">Steve Wallace</a></li> <li>75 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Fagan_(American_football)" title="Kevin Fagan (American football)">Kevin Fagan</a></li> <li>76 <a href="/wiki/Dwaine_Board" title="Dwaine Board">Dwaine Board</a></li> <li>77 <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Paris" title="Bubba Paris">Bubba Paris</a></li> <li>78 <a href="/wiki/Pierce_Holt" title="Pierce Holt">Pierce Holt</a></li> <li>79 <a href="/wiki/Harris_Barton" title="Harris Barton">Harris Barton</a></li> <li>80 <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a>)</li> <li>82 <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(American_football)" title="John Taylor (American football)">John Taylor</a></li> <li>83 <a href="/wiki/Terry_Greer" title="Terry 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href="/wiki/Doug_Mikolas" title="Doug Mikolas">Doug Mikolas</a></li> <li>99 <a href="/wiki/Michael_Walter_(American_football)" title="Michael Walter (American football)">Michael Walter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Head coach: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Coaches: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Green" title="Dennis Green">Dennis Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hart" title="Tommy Hart">Tommy Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Holmgren" title="Mike Holmgren">Mike Holmgren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Lewis" title="Sherman Lewis">Sherman Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobb_McKittrick" title="Bobb McKittrick">Bobb 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born 1959)">Eric Wright</a></li> <li>22 <a href="/wiki/Tim_McKyer" title="Tim McKyer">Tim McKyer</a></li> <li>23 <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Tillman" title="Spencer Tillman">Spencer Tillman</a></li> <li>24 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Sydney" title="Harry Sydney">Harry Sydney</a></li> <li>26 <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Pollard" title="Darryl Pollard">Darryl Pollard</a></li> <li>27 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Richardson_(American_football,_born_1961)" title="Mike Richardson (American football, born 1961)">Mike Richardson</a></li> <li>30 <a href="/wiki/Keith_Henderson_(American_football)" title="Keith Henderson (American football)">Keith Henderson</a></li> <li>31 <a href="/wiki/Chet_Brooks" title="Chet Brooks">Chet Brooks</a></li> <li>32 <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Flagler" title="Terrence Flagler">Terrence Flagler</a></li> <li>33 <a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a></li> <li>40 <a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Jackson_(American_football)" title="Johnnie Jackson 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title="Chuck Thomas (American football)">Chuck Thomas</a></li> <li>61 <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Sapolu" title="Jesse Sapolu">Jesse Sapolu</a></li> <li>62 <a href="/wiki/Guy_McIntyre" title="Guy McIntyre">Guy McIntyre</a></li> <li>64 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Burt_(American_football)" title="Jim Burt (American football)">Jim Burt</a></li> <li>65 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bregel" title="Jeff Bregel">Jeff Bregel</a></li> <li>66 <a href="/wiki/Terry_Tausch" title="Terry Tausch">Terry Tausch</a></li> <li>67 <a href="/wiki/Pete_Kugler" title="Pete Kugler">Pete Kugler</a></li> <li>69 <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Collie" title="Bruce Collie">Bruce Collie</a></li> <li>74 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Wallace_(American_football)" title="Steve Wallace (American football)">Steve Wallace</a></li> <li>75 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Fagan_(American_football)" title="Kevin Fagan (American football)">Kevin Fagan</a></li> <li>76 <a href="/wiki/Rollin_Putzier" title="Rollin Putzier">Rollin Putzier</a></li> <li>77 <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Paris" 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A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">Brodie</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Milt_Plum" title="Milt Plum">Plum</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wade" title="Bill Wade">Wade</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Milt_Plum" title="Milt Plum">Plum</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Milt_Plum" title="Milt Plum">Plum</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Bukich" title="Rudy Bukich">Bukich</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">Brodie</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Carter" title="Virgil Carter">Carter</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Snead" title="Norm Snead">Snead</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Anderson</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Bo. Griese</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li>1980: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1981: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Anderson</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Anderson</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bartkowski" title="Steve Bartkowski">Bartkowski</a></li> <li>1985: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Hipple" title="Eric Hipple">Hipple</a></li> <li>1987: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Wade Wilson (American football)">Wilson</a></li> <li>1989: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">Kelly</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Krieg" title="Dave Krieg">Krieg</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Aikman" title="Troy Aikman">Aikman</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">Young</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Beuerlein" title="Steve Beuerlein">Beuerlein</a> & <a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Chad_Pennington" title="Chad Pennington">Pennington</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Griese" title="Brian Griese">Br. Griese</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Carson_Palmer" title="Carson Palmer">Palmer</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/David_Carr_(American_football)" title="David Carr (American football)">Carr</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Brady</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Chad_Pennington" title="Chad Pennington">Pennington</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a> & <a href="/wiki/Matt_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Matt Ryan (American football)">Ryan</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Philip_Rivers" title="Philip Rivers">Rivers</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Romo" title="Tony Romo">Romo</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Cousins" title="Kirk Cousins">Cousins</a></li> <li>2016: <a 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title="Frank Filchock">Filchock</a></li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Baugh" title="Sammy Baugh">Baugh</a></li> <li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Isbell" title="Cecil Isbell">Isbell</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Isbell" title="Cecil Isbell">Isbell</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Filchock" title="Frank Filchock">Filchock</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Waterfield</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Waterfield</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Baugh" title="Sammy Baugh">Baugh</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Thompson_(quarterback)" title="Tommy Thompson (quarterback)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Lujack</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/George_Ratterman" title="George Ratterman">Ratterman</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Finks" title="Jim Finks">Finks</a> & <a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thomason" title="Bobby Thomason">Thomason</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Burk" title="Adrian Burk">Burk</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Tobin_Rote" title="Tobin Rote">Rote</a> & <a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a> </li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Tobin_Rote" title="Tobin Rote">Rote</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Frank Ryan (American football)">Ryan</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">Brodie</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ryan_(American_football)" title="Frank Ryan (American football)">Ryan</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Morrall" title="Earl Morrall">Morrall</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Roman_Gabriel" title="Roman Gabriel">Gabriel</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">Brodie</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/John_Hadl" title="John Hadl">Hadl</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Kilmer" title="Billy Kilmer">Kilmer</a> & <a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Roman_Gabriel" title="Roman Gabriel">Gabriel</a> & <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ferguson" title="Joe Ferguson">Ferguson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Bradshaw</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Grogan" title="Steve Grogan">Grogan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Brian_Sipe" title="Brian Sipe">Sipe</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bartkowski" title="Steve Bartkowski">Bartkowski</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Bradshaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Dickey" title="Lynn Dickey">Dickey</a></li> <li>1984: <a 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Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Driscoll" title="Paddy Driscoll">Driscoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Friedman" title="Benny Friedman">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Herber" title="Arnie Herber">Herber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">J. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">A. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Brocklin" title="Norm Van Brocklin">Van Brocklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Waterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">S. Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Running backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">M. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Battles" title="Cliff Battles">Battles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">J. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Canadeo" title="Tony Canadeo">Canadeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Csonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">T. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Dorsett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Grange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Guyon" title="Joe Guyon">Guyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">F. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">J. H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">L. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Leemans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">F. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">McElhenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Blood%22_McNally" title="Johnny "Blood" McNally">J. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Motley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">Nagurski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" title="Ernie Nevers">Nevers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(American_football)" title="Joe Perry (American football)">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Pollard" title="Fritz Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">Riggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">B. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">E. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers / ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">C. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Andersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Hester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Stenerud</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">G. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">P. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Conzelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Coryell" title="Don Coryell">Coryell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Dungy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Ewbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Gillman" title="Sid Gillman">Gillman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Landry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Levy" title="Marv Levy">Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Lombardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">Madden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greasy_Neale" title="Greasy Neale">Neale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Parcells" title="Bill Parcells">Parcells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Shula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Stram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Vermeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Walsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Beathard" title="Bobby Beathard">Beathard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Be. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bidwill" title="Charles Bidwill">Bidwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Bowlen" title="Pat Bowlen">Bowlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Brandt" title="Gil Brandt">Brandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Carr" title="Joseph Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Davis" title="Al Davis">A. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo_Jr." title="Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.">DeBartolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Finks" title="Jim Finks">Finks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Hunt" title="Lamar Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jones" title="Jerry Jones">J. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Mara" title="Tim Mara">T. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Mara" title="Wellington Mara">W. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall" title="George Preston Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">A. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nunn_(American_football)" title="Bill Nunn (American football)">Nunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Polian" title="Bill Polian">Polian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorty_Ray" title="Shorty Ray">Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Reeves_(American_football_executive)" title="Dan Reeves (American football executive)">Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">A. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_M._Rooney" title="Dan M. Rooney">D. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Rozelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sabol" title="Ed Sabol">E. Sabol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sabol" title="Steve Sabol">S. Sabol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tex_Schramm" title="Tex Schramm">Schramm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue" title="Paul Tagliabue">Tagliabue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Wilson" title="Ralph Wilson">R. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Wolf" title="Ron Wolf">Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Young_(American_football_executive)" title="George Young (American football executive)">G. Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Italics denotes members who have been elected, but not yet inducted.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sporting_News_Sportsman_/_Pro_Athlete_&amp;_College_Athlete_/_Athlete_of_the_Year" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:SN_Sportsman_of_the_Year" title="Template:SN Sportsman of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:SN_Sportsman_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:SN Sportsman of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SN_Sportsman_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:SN Sportsman of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Sporting_News_Sportsman_/_Pro_Athlete_&amp;_College_Athlete_/_Athlete_of_the_Year" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News#Sportsman_of_the_Year" title="The Sporting News">Sporting News Sportsman / Pro Athlete & College Athlete / Athlete of the Year</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">Denny McLain</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">John Wooden</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Finley" title="Charlie Finley">Charlie Finley</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Archie_Griffin" title="Archie Griffin">Archie Griffin</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">Larry O'Brien</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cauthen" title="Steve Cauthen">Steve Cauthen</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Herzog" title="Whitey Herzog">Whitey Herzog</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Ueberroth" title="Peter Ueberroth">Peter Ueberroth</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a></li> <li>1987: None</li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Joyner-Kersee" title="Jackie Joyner-Kersee">Jackie Joyner-Kersee</a></li> <li>1989: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Montana</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski" title="Mike Krzyzewski">Mike Krzyzewski</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Cito_Gaston" title="Cito Gaston">Cito Gaston</a> & <a href="/wiki/Pat_Gillick" title="Pat Gillick">Pat Gillick</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Emmitt Smith</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Cal Ripken Jr.</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Marshall Faulk</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Kurt Warner</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Willingham" title="Tyrone Willingham">Tyrone Willingham</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Dick Vermeil</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jack_McKeon" title="Jack McKeon">Jack McKeon</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Leinart" title="Matt Leinart">Matt Leinart</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a> & <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a> & <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Harrison Barnes</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Singler" title="Kyle Singler">Kyle Singler</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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<li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Owens" title="Jesse Owens">Jesse Owens</a></li> <li>1937: <a href="/wiki/Don_Budge" title="Don Budge">Don Budge</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Don_Budge" title="Don Budge">Don Budge</a></li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Nile_Kinnick" title="Nile Kinnick">Nile Kinnick</a></li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Harmon" title="Tom Harmon">Tom Harmon</a></li> <li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinkwich" title="Frank Sinkwich">Frank Sinkwich</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Gunder_H%C3%A4gg" title="Gunder Hägg">Gunder Hägg</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Byron_Nelson" title="Byron Nelson">Byron Nelson</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Byron_Nelson" title="Byron Nelson">Byron Nelson</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Davis_(halfback)" title="Glenn Davis (halfback)">Glenn Davis</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Leon_Hart" title="Leon Hart">Leon Hart</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Konstanty" title="Jim Konstanty">Jim Konstanty</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Kazmaier" title="Dick Kazmaier">Dick Kazmaier</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Mathias" title="Bob Mathias">Bob Mathias</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hogan" title="Ben Hogan">Ben Hogan</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cassady" title="Howard Cassady">Howard Cassady</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Elliott" title="Herb Elliott">Herb Elliott</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Ingemar_Johansson" title="Ingemar Johansson">Ingemar Johansson</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Rafer_Johnson" title="Rafer Johnson">Rafer Johnson</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Maury_Wills" title="Maury Wills">Maury Wills</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Don_Schollander" title="Don Schollander">Don Schollander</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">Denny McLain</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/George_Blanda" title="George Blanda">George Blanda</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Spitz" title="Mark Spitz">Mark Spitz</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Caitlyn_Jenner" title="Caitlyn Jenner">Bruce Jenner</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cauthen" title="Steve Cauthen">Steve Cauthen</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice" title="Miracle on Ice">U.S. Olympic Hockey Team</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/John_McEnroe" title="John McEnroe">John McEnroe</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Lewis" title="Carl Lewis">Carl Lewis</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Lewis" title="Carl Lewis">Carl Lewis</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Gooden" title="Dwight Gooden">Dwight Gooden</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(Canadian_sprinter)" title="Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)">Ben Johnson</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Orel Hershiser</a></li> <li>1989: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Montana</a></li> <li>1990: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Montana</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/George_Foreman" title="George Foreman">George Foreman</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Cal Ripken Jr.</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Johnson_(sprinter)" title="Michael Johnson (sprinter)">Michael Johnson</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Lance_Armstrong" title="Lance Armstrong">Lance Armstrong</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Lance_Armstrong" title="Lance Armstrong">Lance Armstrong</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Lance_Armstrong" title="Lance Armstrong">Lance Armstrong</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Lance_Armstrong" title="Lance Armstrong">Lance Armstrong</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Phelps" title="Michael Phelps">Michael Phelps</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Drew Brees</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers" title="Aaron Rodgers">Aaron Rodgers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Phelps" title="Michael Phelps">Michael Phelps</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Madison_Bumgarner" title="Madison Bumgarner">Madison Bumgarner</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Jose Altuve</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Kawhi Leonard</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Shohei Ohtani</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Aaron Judge</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Shohei Ohtani</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks 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title="Roger Bannister">Roger Bannister</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Podres" title="Johnny Podres">Johnny Podres</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Morrow" title="Bobby Morrow">Bobby Morrow</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Rafer_Johnson" title="Rafer Johnson">Rafer Johnson</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Ingemar_Johansson" title="Ingemar Johansson">Ingemar Johansson</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Jerry Lucas</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Baker" title="Terry Baker">Terry Baker</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Pete Rozelle</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Venturi" title="Ken Venturi">Ken Venturi</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Ryun" title="Jim Ryun">Jim Ryun</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Billie_Jean_King" title="Billie Jean King">Billie Jean King</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">John Wooden</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Stewart" title="Jackie Stewart">Jackie Stewart</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Evert" title="Chris Evert">Chris Evert</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cauthen" title="Steve Cauthen">Steve Cauthen</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> & <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice" title="Miracle on Ice">U.S. Olympic Hockey Team</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Ray_Leonard" title="Sugar Ray Leonard">Sugar Ray Leonard</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Decker" title="Mary Decker">Mary Decker</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Moses" title="Edwin Moses">Edwin Moses</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_Retton" title="Mary Lou Retton">Mary Lou Retton</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Joe Paterno</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Bourne" title="Bob Bourne">Bob Bourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judi_Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Judi Brown">Judi Brown King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kipchoge_Keino" title="Kipchoge Keino">Kipchoge Keino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murphy" title="Dale Murphy">Dale Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chip_Rives" title="Chip Rives">Chip Rives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patty_Sheehan" title="Patty Sheehan">Patty Sheehan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rory_Sparrow" title="Rory Sparrow">Rory Sparrow</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(linebacker)" title="Reggie Williams (linebacker)">Reggie Williams</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Orel Hershiser</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Greg_LeMond" title="Greg LeMond">Greg LeMond</a></li> <li>1990: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Montana</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Ashe" title="Arthur Ashe">Arthur Ashe</a></li> 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