- Oliver Stone named the main character (Tony Montana) in his 1983 movie Scarface (1983) after Montana.
- Lives on a 600-acre estate in Calistoga in Northern California's Napa Valley district where he enjoys cultivating grapes for wine-making. (2007)
- Met Jennifer Wallace when they did a Schick razor commercial. He proposed by hiring an airplane with a streamer reading "Jen, will you marry me?" Children: Alexandra Whitney (b. 10 October 1985), Elizabeth Jean (b. 20 December 1986), Nathaniel Joseph (b. 3 October 1989), and Nicholas Alexander (b. 28 April 1992).
- Earned the nickname "Joe Cool" because of his ability to remain calm in the biggest of game situations. The best example of this was in Super Bowl XXIII against the Cincinnati Bengals. With the 49ers on their own 8-yeard line, down by three points with 3:20 left to go in one of the biggest games of his career, Montana pointed toward the stands and said to tackle Harris Barton, "Hey look over there. Isn't that John Candy?" He then marched the 49ers on a 92-yard drive for the game-winning touchdown.
- Was a member of the last class recruited by legendary Irish coach Ara Parseghian.
- Led the Irish to last-minute victories in 1975 vs North Carolina and Air Force, Purdue and Clemson in 1977, and Houston in the 1979 Cotton Bowl, the latter being regarded as the greatest comeback in Notre Dame history. Staged a furious fourth-quarter rally vs USC in 1978, only to see the Trojans pull out a last-second win themselves in a game Coach John Robinson says he still has nightmares about.
- Quarterbacked Notre Dame to a National Championship in 1977.
- Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
- Ranks 8th on NFL All-Time Pass Completions List (3,409).
- Ranks 8th on NFL All-Time Gross Yards Passing List (40,551).
- Ranks 7th on NFL All-Time Touchdown Passes List (273).
- Ranks 5th on NFL All-Time Passer Rating List (92.26).
- Sent a telegram to Irish quarterback Rick Mirer before Mirer's debut as a starter in the 1990 season opener reminding him to "take care of my number" (Mirer also wore #3 while at Notre Dame).
- Montana started playing peewee football when he was eight, a year younger than the legal limit. His father listed his age as nine.
- Was ready to quit football when head coach Dan Devine sent Rusty Lisch in to replace the injured Gary Forystek during the 1977 game against Purdue. With the Irish still trailing 24-14 late in the 3rd, Devine replaced Lisch with Montana. He engineered a 31-24 victory, and remained the starting QB for the rest of his Notre Dame career.
- Ranks 9th on NFL All-Time Pass Attempts List (5,391).
- Ranks 58th on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (139).
- Ranks 39th on NFL All-Time Yards Lost List (2,095).
- Suffered a separated shoulder in the last pre-season scrimmage in 1976 and sat out the entire season.
- Wore number 3 while at Notre Dame, a number worn by many great Irish quarterbacks throughout the years.
- In his pro career, Montana completed 3,409-of-5,391 passes for 40,551 yards with 273 touchdowns and 139 interceptions. In 23 postseason games, Montana completed 460-of-734 passes for 5,772 yards with 45 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.
- Has endorsed Coors beer, Mervyns stores and DirecTV since his retirement.
- Attended Ringgold High School in Monongahela, PA.
- Appeared in a commercial for Scott's "Miracle-Gro". (2010)
- Informed wife #2, Cass Castillo, that he was divorcing her by leaving her a "Dear Jane" letter at the 49ers' front office.
- Born at at 3:25pm EDT.
- The 49ers picked Montana in the third-round, acquired from Dallas, in the 1979 draft.
- Quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers (1979-1992) and Kansas City Chiefs (1993-1994).
- Tied with Roger Staubach at 30th on NFL All-Time Times Sacked List (313).
- Along with his 49ers teammates, he sang backup on the 1986 Huey Lewis song "Hip To Be Square".
- Has "co-written"/authorized 3 books about himself.
- California Supreme Court rejected his appeal to reverse an earlier Santa Clara County Superior Court ruling stating the San Jose Mercury News had the right to sell posters showing Montana in the Super Bowl. The Court ordered Montana to pay the Mercury News over $20,000 in lawyer fees and court costs, and awarded the paper additional fees for defending the appeal. (August 17, 1995)
- Appeared in commercials for "Skechers Shape-up" footwear. (2010)
- Sued first wife Kim Moses and Heritage Auction (Dallas, TX) over the sale of love letters and memorabilia from his college career, claiming the sale violated his copyright and privacy rights. [May 5, 2008].
- Son Nick played football at Christian High School (Westlake Village, CA) with Trey Smith and Trevor Gretzky.
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