Joe Montana is one of the most accomplished and honored players in the history of professional football.

Montana started his National Football League® (NFL) career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers®, where he played quarterback for the next 14 seasons. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started four Super Bowl® games, with his team earning a victory in each of them. Due to his achievements on the field, he became a three-time Super Bowl MVP and was named the NFL MVP in both 1989 and 1990. During the 1993 and 1994 seasons, his final two years in the NFL, he served as the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs®. In recognition of his career accomplishments, Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame® in 2000. He is widely considered one of the best quarterbacks of all-time.

More than anything else, Montana’s on-field heroics put him in a league all his own – with an unfailing ability to rise to the occasion and inspire his teammates to do the same. Forget the deadly accuracy of his passes, the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in football history and other Montana trademarks that can be attributed to mere athletic brilliance. Leadership, heart, grit, magic, miracles – these are the things that came to be expected from Montana when his hands were on the ball and the game was on the line. He made a career of delivering in the clutch.

Not surprisingly, Montana brings the same brand of intense commitment and quiet enthusiasm to his responsibilities as a father of four, a husband and a true all-American. Active in such charitable organizations as the Make-a-Wish Foundation® and the Four Rings Montana Family Foundation, Montana is grateful for the opportunity to give his time and resources.