Nick Montana
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 28, 1992 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Oaks Christian School (Westlake Village, California) |
| College: | Washington (2010–2011) Mt. San Antonio (2012) Tulane (2013–2014) |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
Nicholas Alexander Montana (born April 28, 1992) is an American former football quarterback. He began his college football career at the University of Washington before transferring to Mt. San Antonio College. After one season at the junior college level, he transferred to Tulane University and played two seasons for the Tulane Green Wave.
Early life
[edit]Montana was born in San Francisco. He attended De La Salle High School before transferring to Oaks Christian School prior to his junior year.[1] Among his teammates at Oaks Christian were Trey Smith, son of Will Smith, and Trevor Gretzky, the son of Wayne Gretzky.[2] As a senior, he threw for 2,636 yards and 34 touchdowns.
Career
[edit]Montana committed to the University of Washington in 2009.[3] As a true freshman in 2010 he was redshirted. In 2011, he completed 24 of 42 passes for 226 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. He made one start completing 11 of 21 passes for 79 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.[4] Prior the 2012 season he transferred to Mt. San Antonio College.[5] He was the team's starting quarterback, completing 203 of 321 passes for 2,652 yards with 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. In 2013, he transferred to Tulane University.[6] Prior to the season, he was named the team's starting quarterback.[7][needs update]
Personal life
[edit]Montana is the son of Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana.[8] His brother, Nate Montana, played quarterback at Notre Dame, among other schools.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oaks Christian adds Joe Montana's son to roster". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Celebrity Sons Teamed Up for Entertaining Football Games" abcnews.go.com Archived September 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine retrieved March 24, 2017
- ^ "Quarterback Nick Montana commits to UW". The Seattle Times. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Huskies QB Nick Montana's first start ends in disappointment". The Seattle Times. November 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Washington Huskies QB Nick Montana to attend Mt. San Antonio College in California". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports (December 17, 2012). "Joe Montana's son (yes, he's a QB) transfers to Tulane". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Tulane coach Curtis Johnson tabs Nick Montana as starting quarterback". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Nick Montana knows how to deal with pressure of being a Hall of Famer's son". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ Alber Bleer (May 16, 2012). "Joe Montana's son Nate transfers to West Virginia Wesleyan". NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.