Have you ever wondered who all the greats of football are? I do and I think everyone else should too. Because Joe Montana had such a great impact on the game of football, true fans should know his early life, his college experience, and NFL start.
Joe was born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania on june 11, 1956. By now he would be almost 60 years old but he probably still get a few good throws in.In high school, he set many records and always wen’t on top of they games. In high school he set 14 records. He went to Ringgold high school. His real name wasn’t Joe it was Joseph Clifford Montana and he had a lot of fun but when came to game day he was focused and ready.He didn’t always play football he also played basketball and baseball. When he got into high school his coach said that he was meant to be a quarterback and that he was a gift from god but he at first he was seventh string. He had one motto and that was there was no-nonsense and blue-collar background.(Joe Montana Biography)
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So when he was deciding he got his inspiration from his coach saying that he was amazing and ended up going to Notre Dame for football. He was very good there and he had one of the greatest comebacks in history when he fought the flu to spark a fourth quarter comeback against the University of Houston. He had many different comebacks, but that one was amazing. But in his junior year he redshirted and he didn 't get to play the season before from a shoulder injury. He had big hopes that when he came back onto the field everyone would scream and yell for him, but since he was out he lost the starting position and couldn 't play that much.(ESPN Montana Was A
This young man got three rejections from the University of Notre Dame, but he still stayed optimistic and full of hope. It wasn’t until his fourth attempt, which was his final year of transfer eligibility, that he got accepted to this prestigious university. Once accomplishing one of his dreams, he was onto the next in just short matter of time. Joining the Fighting Irish Football team.
Troy Aikman was born and raised in the suburbs of Covina, California. As an infant Troy had congenital problems with his feet causing him to have to wear braces up to his knees until he was 14 months old. That didn’t stop him from being an athlete. At age 12 he moved to Oklahoma where he fell in love with football. He was the quarterback for his team and continued to get all-state honors his senior year.
He was known for being well-decorated with a bright future ahead of him. As he was signed and let go a few times though, his reputation dropped in the eyes of the NFL drafts. He struggled to find a team willing to stick to a contract with him and eventually gave up
In high school, he was getting a hit for every two at bats. After winning multiple awards throughout his high school career, he was drafted by the New York Yankees in 1992 as the sixth pick. In 1994, he was the Minor League Player of the Year and was moved up to the Major League team in the middle of the 1995 season. (biography.com). In 1996, he won his first World Series against the Braves and was awarded Rookie of the Year (biography.com).
Tim tebow was a four star recruit in high school for baseball, while he was only a 3 star recruit for football. Imagine how hard the decision must have been for him. If he chose one and it ended up not working out how devastating it would be. Nonetheless he had to be very warily on his decision. In his book he tells the reader a couple reasons for why he went with football.
Joe Meek discovered Yellowstone Plateau. He was a mountain man. Mountain men were really into getting beaver, to make hats, as they were a popular fashion. There were four times as many french mountain men than american. There was a yearly meet up and they spent most of their money there.
Brett Favre was born on October 10th, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi. In his early life, he had three siblings, and his mom and dad both were school teachers. He played baseball and football during High school. His dad probably is what made Brett a NFL legend, because he was a football coach and Brett’s dad inspired him to start playing football. He also met his future wife, Deanna Favre in high school too.
Archie was born in Mississippi he was strongly involved in sports especially football. He went to the University of Mississippi, while there he was named All-American Quarterback and his number is retired. In 1971 he was drafted into the New Orleans Saints, he spent his entire football career playing for that team. Now while Archie was at the top of his game he did have some struggles he was dealing with.
He went to AAU basketball for a while then went on to the NBA. The games were about the same everywhere. He didn’t get passed the ball much but when he did he made something special happen. He made history everywhere during this Civil Rights Movement. Stepping on the court in college and in the pros’ made history.
A small kid from Santa Barbara, California by the name of Randall Cunningham wanted to play football. Randall Cunningham played the position as a Quarterback and played 16 seasons for National Football League. Not only did Randall play the position as quarterback he also played as a punter. Randall Cunningham played for the Eagles before being drafted to the Vikings. Randall Cunningham was known for throwing the farthest footballs in college but his best throwing pass was when he made an epic play in the second quarter of the game by throwing a pass to Fred Barnett.
A person that never goes to school is like a dropout, because dropouts don’t go to school you would think that it would be hard later on in life to get a job raise a family and do good in life. Shoeless Joe Jackson was famous because he played professional baseball player. Shoeless Joe Jackson was a great baseball and a great person based on what I read he was always helpful even when he didn’t have to he wanted to. Joe Jackson was a very helpful child . Joe had a different life from everyone else because he “ never learned to read or write because he had to work instead of going to school” (Joe’s Story).
Walter was also a very good football player for Yale University during his time there. When he first started playing, he was a 156 pound halfback that nobody took seriously, that changed quickly. Walter
He was vomiting pervsley for three days straight. His mother took him to the doctor and treated him for stomach virus. When he came back to football he started vomiting from running. The player had to drop out of school because of his concussion. He sat in the dark for many days.
The player chose to risk it, and that risk gave a bad ending. But to some people, college is too much of a risk. For example, if someone gets into a college team, but then they get a injury that does some permanent damage, then the player’s future may be ruined, or if the player does get into the NBA/NFL, they are probably going to earn less than if they had never gotten injured. Also, to some people, college is a waste of time. If the person actually got into the NBA/NFL they could’ve earned a lot
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