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Joe Montana Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Joe Montana? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Joe Montana was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of eligibility.

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Montana was elected in 2000, his first year of eligibility, and enshrined that summer. He is considered one of the greatest QBs ever.

2.

Joe Montana’s college career began at Notre Dame before transferring to a small school.

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Montana played his entire college career at Notre Dame, leading them to a national championship in 1977. He never transferred.

3.

Montana was drafted in the third round of the 1979 NFL Draft, pick 82 overall.

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The 49ers selected Montana with the 82nd pick in the third round, a steal given his eventual Hall of Fame career.

4.

Joe Montana won four Super Bowls and never threw an interception in any of them.

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Montana threw 0 interceptions across four Super Bowl wins (XI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV), a record for quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl starts.

5.

Joe Montana won five Super Bowl rings, including one with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Montana won four Super Bowls (all with the 49ers) and reached the AFC Championship with the Chiefs in 1993, but never won a ring there.

6.

Montana’s final NFL pass was a game-winning touchdown in a playoff win.

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Montana’s last NFL pass was an interception in the 1994 AFC Championship loss to the Bills. He retired after that season.

7.

Montana’s famous last-minute drive in Super Bowl XXIII is known as 'The Drive'.

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'The Drive' refers to John Elway’s 1986 AFC Championship drive. Montana’s 92-yard game-winning march in Super Bowl XXIII is often called 'The Catch II' or simply 'the drive'.

8.

Joe Montana once threw a touchdown pass to himself after a deflected ball.

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In a 1987 playoff game vs. the Vikings, Montana’s pass was deflected back to him; he caught it and lateraled to a teammate for a TD.

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