Tag Archives: Joe Montana
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This Day In Sports History (April 18th) — Joe Montana
It was on this day in 1995 that quarterback Joe Montana announced his retirement from the NFL. It would officially mark the end of Montana’s 16-year Hall of Fame career. Montana spent the first 14 years of his career with the San Francisco 49ers, and the final two years with the Kansas City Chiefs. Throughout [...]
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9 Athletes With Multiple Finals MVP Awards
When Lebron James was awarded his first Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP award last Thursday he must have felt like he had shaken a gorilla off his back. In fact, the first thing he said after winning was “It’s about damn time.” No other athlete has been scrutinized quite like James since entering the league [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 20th) – Super Bowl XIX
It was on this day in 1985 that Super Bowl XIX took place at Stanford Stadium, on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins 38-16 to capture the franchise’s second Super Bowl title. This game was a battle of two great quarterbacks as Joe Montana [...]
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This Day In Sports History (December 15th) – Joe Montana
It was on this day in 1997 that the San Francisco 49ers retired the #16 jersey formerly worn by quarterback Joe Montana. The ceremony came at halftime of the 49ers game against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. Montana spent the first 14 years of his career with the San Francisco 49ers, leading them [...]
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9 Athletes You Never Thought You Would See In Another Uniform
Yesterday it was announced that Albert Pujols agreed to a $254 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, finally putting an end to months of speculation about the future of baseball’s greatest slugger. And while I’m glad that the sports world can now finally move on, I must admit that it will [...]
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9 Greatest Steals in NFL Draft History
Let’s not get bogged down with the negative and all the draft busts this time of year. (Though they are WAY more fun to talk about). We’ve addressed those. Now let’s talk about the flip side of that coin. The steals. The players that defied expectations and, from their lowly stations, managed to capture greatness [...]
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11 Creepy Wax Statues of Great Athletes (and Gilbert Arenas)
This piece might as well be titled “11 Wax Statues.” “Creepy” and “wax statues” go together like beer and pizza. It appears that Madame Tussaud’s is simply giving away wax representations of athletes and celebrities these days (Gilbert Arenas? Really?). But as long as rube tourists are willing to shell out $20 a pop to [...]
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The Breakfast of Champions: 15 Iconic (and, or Ironic) Wheaties Boxes
“Better eat your Wheaties,” was once a common response to a child saying they wished to be a professional athlete. Originally, it was a marketing slogan, but it became a popular refrain, which must have put the Wheaties ad guys on cloud nine. Few products are so closely linked with champions (sorry, Buick) as Wheaties, [...]
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9 Most Embarrassing Sports Celebrity Endorsements (Videos)
Can you put a price on dignity and integrity? For many, that answer is no. Fortunately for us, for the vast majority of athletes, that answer is a resounding yes. Judging by the caliber of businesses that many of these athletes represent, the price of their dignity doesn’t seem to be particularly high. These nine [...]
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Is Byron Leftwhich A Good Fit For The Bucs?
Total Pro Sports – This Monday the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich to a two-year 7.5 million dollar deal that will net him 2 million this year. I just wrote an article on how I thought Luke McCown might do given the reigns to the Bucs offense for a full [...]
