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Others, such as Nat J. Pastor '99 and Jean B. Branstetter '99, said they were watching part of the football game between the New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon...
...months later, no N.F.L. team seemed to want him. The 49ers and Bill Walsh became interested only after they worked him out at UCLA two days before the draft. As Sam Wyche, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach who was then the quarterbacks coach for the 49ers, recalls, "What really impressed us was that he could immediately put into practice any coaching suggestion. He would literally eat the words right out of your mouth. Call it what you will--intelligence, intangibles, charisma--that's what we saw in Joe." But even at that, Montana still had to wait behind starting...
Montana's N.F.L.-highlight film began in 1980 when he rallied the 49ers from a 35-7 half-time deficit to a 38-35 overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints. In the 1981 N.F.C. championship game, he beat Dallas 28-27 on a last-minute touchdown drive that culminated in the Catch, a 6-yd. pass to wide receiver Dwight Clark at the back of the end zone. Three times Montana would be the Super Bowl mvp. After he was traded to the Chiefs in April '93, Montana added to his legend by leading them to stirring play...
...Montana made it official today, announcing his retirement after 16 glorious years in the NFL. Flanked by friends, former teammates and executives from the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Montana thanked the several thousand San Francisco fans who attended the retirement ceremony. Although the fans chanted "One more year," Montana said it was time to go. Montana led the 49ers to four NFL championships, but injuries and age foiled his attempt to win one with the Chiefs...
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Joe Montana will make his long-awaited retirement announcement next week. Montana's agent said today that he will be holding a news conference to say good-bye to his fans on Tuesday in downtown San Francisco, where he led the 49ers to four Super Bowl victories...