Joe Montana’s career with the San Francisco 49ers is the stuff of legends.
Montana passed for more than 46,000 yards and 318 touchdowns. During his decorated 14-year run in San Francisco, Montana directed the 49ers to four Super Bowl championships. Joe Cool also captured Super Bowl MVP honors during Super Bowl XVI, XIX and XXIV.
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But, what if football wasn’t even Montana’s best sport?
That’s what former NFL quarterback and current New England Patriots radio color analyst Scott Zolak said on the Ross Tucker Podcast. Zolak would know, too.
When Zolak was a kid, his dad, Paul, coached Montana at Ringgold High in Monongahela, Pa., and Zolak served as the team’s waterboy. After Montana kicked off, Zolak would race out and grab the tee.
It gave him a front-row seat to the start of Montana’s eventual Hall of Fame career.
“Joe was a better basketball player than he was a football player. We got more excited going to Joe’s basketball games in high school than football,” Zolak said. “Joe was a big hooper. NC State gave him a full-ride for hoops.
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“Joe was a little bit of a floater, but he could shoot and he was a pretty good point guard. He could play wing, he could play point. He could move in and out. You knew he was good because people would come and watch him play.”
Of course, Montana chose what turned out to be the proper choice for San Francisco fans. Montana went to Notre Dame to play football and the rest as they say is history.
This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: Football may not have been 49ers legend’s best sport
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