Joe Montana Would Call His Wife During Games to Say, “I Love You”

If you claim that you are too busy to call your spouses, husbands, and significant others at work, you just made your life harder.

NFL Films released a clip that Joe Montana, Hall of Famer of the 49ers, shared. He revealed that he eventually discovered that stadium telephones could be used outside of the facility by simply pressing the “Enter” button. “9,” The number was then dialed. Then, when did Montana dial out from the stadium? During warm ups? After the game? He was busy, you know?

Nope. Montana called in the middle. And who did he call instead? To tell his wife he loved them, he called her.

Montana’s wife remembers it well. “‘I’m calling to say I love you.’ And I go, ‘I love you. How are you calling?’ He goes, ‘They have an outside line.”

.@JoeMontana used to call his wife from the sideline phone in the middle of games 😂 (via @NFLFilms) pic.twitter.com/mz1WEasbLO

— NFL (@NFL) February 23, 2023

As surprising and awesome as this is, maybe it shouldn’t be so surprising. Montana was famous for having the ability to divide his attention between the game and other things.

On January 22, 1989, with 3:20 remaining in the Super Bowl and the 49ers pinned at their own 8-yard-line on the wrong end of a 16-13 score, San Francisco’s Harris Barton became enraged that they were in such a bad position and in danger of losing the championship to the Bengals.

How did Montana handle this ultra-stressful situation? He pointed out actor John Candy in the crowd.

What a story that was. Joe Montana being the coolest in the most tense situation.

The John Candy drive happened on this day in 1989. pic.twitter.com/h2YPnS3utw

— #Random49ers (@Random49ers) January 22, 2022

Barton soon forgot all about the game, and the temporary distraction gave the 9ers some relief before they drove 92 yards for the game-winning score. And that was in the Super Bowl!

In any event, Joe Montana hasn’t played in nearly 30 years and still manages to keep getting cooler and cooler.

But yeah, those of you claiming to be too busy to say “I love you” from work, not sure where you go from here.

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