Joe Montana. What did he ever do on the gridiron in the NFL? Why does he deserve to be nominated as the best athlete to ever wear the NFL uniform number 16, not to mention the best professional athlete to ever wear the uniform number 16? Well, we could probably fill up half the pages on the internet with all of the reasons he deserves this accolade. Here are just a few of the reasons, and a few of his accomplishments:
- 40,551 Career Passing Yards
- 273 Career Touchdowns
- 63.2% Career Completion Rate
- 4 Super Bowl Championships (XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV)
- 3-time Super Bowl MVP (XVI, XIX and XXIV
- 1989 AP NFL MVP
- 1990 AP NFL MVP
- 92.3 Career QB Rating
- 8-time Pro Bowler
- 7-time All Pro
Joe twice led the NFL in passing touchdowns (1982 - 17 and 1987 - 31,) and once in yards per pass attempt (1989 at 9.1 yds/att.) What really tells the story of how good a quarterback and true passer Joe Montana was, is the fact that he led the NFL in pass completion percentage five times (1980 at 64.5%, 1981 at 63.7%, 1985 at 61.3%, 1987 at 66.8%, and 1989 at an amazing 70.2%.)
Quite simply, you can certainly make an argument for Joe Montana being the best NFL quarterback ever.
Do you remember......that Joe finished his NFL career playing two years as quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, wearing number 19?
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