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Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

Season 1 · 6 episodes · Jan 6, 2022

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    Episode 1

    Growing Up Montana

    Jan 6, 2022

    Doubt from Joe's coaches makes his transition from Pennsylvania to Notre Dame difficult.

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    Episode 2

    Camelot

    Jan 6, 2022

    Though Joe start his career on the bench in 1979, he wins the NFC Championship two years later.

  3. Episode 3

    A Star Is Born

    Jan 13, 2022

    Joe leads the 49ers to their first Super Bowl victory in 1982; after a San Francisco regular-season record of 15 wins in 1984, Joe wins his second ring in Super Bowl XIX; 1985 becomes a special year for Joe when he marries the girl of his dreams.

  4. Episode 4

    Gut Check

    Jan 20, 2022

    Joe undergoes a potentially career-ending back surgery in 1986; when the 49ers trade for Steve Young in 1987, the move starts the biggest quarterback controversy in NFL history; a 6-5 record in 1988 has the 49ers at a breaking point.

  5. Episode 5

    Crossroads

    Jan 27, 2022

    The playoffs look out of reach in 1988, but Joe rallies the 49ers to finish 10-6 and a come-from-behind victory in Super Bowl XXIII; a year later, five touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIV give Joe his fourth Super Bowl ring and a third MVP trophy.

  6. Episode 6

    Immortality

    Feb 3, 2022

    A second league MVP in 1990 comes to a screeching halt in the NFC Championship Game; Joe misses the following two years with an elbow injury before being traded in 1993.