Okay, so, like the other day, I was thinking about famous quarterbacks, and the name Joe Montana popped into my head. I remembered watching him play when I was a kid, but I couldn’t recall all the teams he was on. I knew he was a legend with the San Francisco 49ers, but then something tickled my brain about him playing for another team later on. So I started digging around to figure out if Joe Montana played for the Chiefs.
First, I hit up my old friend, Google. I typed in “did joe montana play for the chiefs”. The first few results were pretty clear. Apparently, Joe Montana started with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979 and stayed with them for a whopping 14 seasons! That’s where he made his name, winning four Super Bowls – in 1982, 1985, 1989, and 1990. I mean, the guy was a total beast in those years.
But then, things got interesting. It turns out that in 1993, Joe Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs. Yep, he actually went to the Chiefs! I was like, “No way!” but it was true. He played there for his last two seasons. I even found out that he still did pretty well with the Chiefs, even going to the Pro Bowl in his first year there. It was his eighth and final Pro Bowl selection. That’s pretty impressive, right? He led the Chiefs to the play-offs in both of his seasons there.
I found an interesting tidbit about his career highlights. He was drafted by the 49ers in the third round back in 1979, and man, did he prove them right. Besides the Super Bowls, the guy racked up all sorts of awards and records.
Here’s a little breakdown of his time with the Chiefs:
- 1993: Traded to the Chiefs, made it to the Pro Bowl, and led them to the play-offs.
- 1994: His second and final season with the Chiefs, and they made it to the play-offs again.
So, yeah, it seems like even though he’s mostly remembered for his time with the 49ers, Joe Montana did indeed play for the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a short but sweet stint at the end of an already amazing career. It just goes to show you, even legends can have a second act. This also means that he, along with Roger Staubach, is one of two quarterbacks to have started four NFC championships. Montana started in 1981 and 1984. Wow.
