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He led Notre Dame to an NCAA National Championship in 1977.
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He was inducted into the Ringgold High Hall of Fame on September 2, 2006, along with Baseball stars Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Sr. and NFL kicker Fred Cox.
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Joe started playing peewee football when he was eight, even thought the minimum age was nine, but his father adjusted his age on the application.
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His high school alma mater, Ringgold High, plays in Joe Montana Stadium.
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He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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He is the only player to win the Super Bowl MVP Award three times.
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Filmmaker Oliver Stone named the lead character in his movie Scarface (Tony Montana) after Joe.
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He attended Ringgold High School in Monongahela, PA.
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Sports Illustrated named him Sportsman of the Year in 1990.
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He is tied with Terry Bradshaw having quarterbacked his team to four Super Bowl Championships.
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He won the Associated Press MVP Award twice, in 1989 and 1990.
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He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl eight times.
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Joe owned an employment company with Mickey Mantle, but the company failed after only a few months.
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He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1979 NFL Entry Draft.
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He went to school at Notre Dame.
