Montana combines instruction with inspiration and anecdotes and highlights from his storied career. 125 color photos & diagrams.

Rich in anecdotal detail, insight and context, Montana is a powerful story about a man who was defined by his intense competitiveness, and how this intangibly helped him become one of the ionic figures in football history. As long as football is played, Joe Montana will be synonymous with the heart-pounding rally. Seemingly impervious to the pressure of a scoreboard deficit, the quarterback known as Joe Cool brought a steadying calm to every huddle, especially when the situation seemed especially dire. His reputation for miracles began to take root at the University of Notre Dame. In the 1979 Cotton Bowl, he overcame the flu, hypothermia and a 22-point deficit to lead the Fighting Irish to a stunning victory over Houston. This narrative continued in the NFL, as he engineered 31 fourth-quarter comebacks, including victories known in professional football lore as The Catch and The Drive, forever casting his career in a heroic glow. While leading the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl championships over a nine-year period, establishing a new standard for passing efficiency, and twice earning the league's Most Valuable Player award, Montana became the signature quarterback of the 1980s and one of the greatest ever to play the game. Overcoming his own limitations, which caused him to be underrated coming out of Notre Dame, he quickly mastered Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense, and thereby, helped reinvent offensive football. But it was rarely easy. Like the rallies he so often produced, his life was filled with the sort of tension that made his journey seem routinely dramatic: The father who pushed him. The high school coach who challenged his commitment. The college coach who very nearly squandered him. The back surgery that almost ended his career. The younger athlete who tried to take his job. In Montana, acclaimed author Keith Dunnavant sketches the definitive portrait of a man who repeatedly defied the odds, on and off the field.

Over 16 NFL seasons Joe Montana established his preeminence among quarterbacks. Here, he shows what makes a quarterback successful. Includes in-depth explanations of the proper technique for every element of the game -- throwing mechanics, footwork, handoffs, sprint-outs, draw plays & play-action passes, short & long passing plays, etc. Montana proceeds to the more sophisticated aspects of quarterbacking, such as reading defenses, audibles, finding the open man, & engineering game-winning drives. He also explores the intangible elements of great quarterbacking: leadership, discipline, commitment, competitive drive, etc. Color photos.

Nicknamed "Joe Cool" for his ability to remain calm under pressure, Joe Montana's career highlights are staples of NFL highlight films.

This book likens a mans life and faith journey to a football scoring drive. Drafted by the Followers, you the reader become the running back for an extraordinary team. Not far into your offensive drive, you realize that you face eleven hard-hitting defensive opponents. Each adversary uses a different tactic to stop your progress. While nobody can penetrate the opposition on their own, by following your lead blocker you will be heading downfield into a life of overwhelming victory. This book is about every mans story and Gods story, underscored by NFL players experiences on the field of life. Discover how to drive to victory by following the One who has conquered all. Finish The Ultimate Scoring Drive with some other men or on your own. Discussion questions for each chapter can be found online (free) at www.UltimateScoringDrive.com.

A Playbook for the Greatest Team Sport Ever Played This could be the team’s breakout year. A new coach. A new system. And a couple of impact players that could take the team deep into the playoffs–even the Super Bowl. The potential is there, but will the team come together? Will they bounce back if they lose a couple of early games? Are they tough enough to play through the injuries and still perform at the championship level? Every NFL team that’s serious about winning a title has to answer those questions. And so does every husband-and-wife team that’s serious about a Super Bowl Marriage. Super Bowl Marriage tells the stories of some of the NFL’s most dramatic games, toughest players, and creative coaches–then skillfully links their lessons to life’s greatest team sport--marriage. Test your knowledge of the Super Bowl-era and learn how Bill Walsh, John Elway, Brian Urlacher, and others can help your marriage team win the championship game. From the honeymoon training camp through the fourth quarter final drive of growing old together, you and your spouse need to keep your game day focus. Success in marriage will depend on your ability to give it all for the team, do what the coaches say, and play through the pain. You two can hoist the trophy as winners in a life-long, loving relationship. Finally, a marriage playbook for the intense and exhilarating team sport of being husband and wife! Marriage can be as thrilling, demanding, and complex as any high stakes football game. Its potential for unparalleled satisfaction and joy is matched only by its potential for incredible pain and disillusionment. On the gridiron of life, where the consequences for fumbling can be disastrous, marriage is risky. You can stand on the sidelines, hoping things work out with your spouse, or rise to the challenge and know the thrill of a Super Bowl Marriage.

A scrapbook-style biography follows the former quarterback's record-breaking career and offers his reflections on life after professional sports