Nicholas Alexander Montana (born April 28, 1992) is an American former football

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. He began his college football career at the

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before transferring to Mt. San Antonio College. After one season at the junior college level, he transferred to

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...

and played two seasons for the

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Early life

Montana was born in

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

. He attended De La Salle High School before transferring to

Oaks Christian School Oaks Christian School (OCS) is a co-educational, college-preparatory, non-denominational Christian school serving grades 5–12. Oaks Christian School is located on in Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California. The school was established i ...

prior to his junior year. Among his teammates at Oaks Christian were Trey Smith, son of

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh ...

, and Trevor Gretzky, the son of

Wayne Gretzky Wayne Douglas Gretzky ( ; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One ...

. As a senior, he threw for 2,636 yards and 34

touchdowns A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In Amer ...

Career

Montana committed to the

in 2009. As a true freshman in 2010 he was

redshirted Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the ...

. In 2011, he completed 24 of 42 passes for 226 yards with three

and two interceptions. He made one start completing 11 of 21 passes for 79 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Prior the 2012 season he transferred to Mt. San Antonio College. He was the team's starting quarterback, completing 203 of 321 passes for 4,652 yards with 36 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. In 2013, he transferred to

. Prior to the season, he was named the team's starting quarterback.

Personal life

Montana is the son of Hall of Fame NFL quarterback

Joe Montana Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", ...

. His brother,

Nate Montana Nathaniel Joseph Montana (born October 3, 1989) is a former American football quarterback. After walking-on at Notre Dame as a freshman in 2008, he transferred to Pasadena City College in 2009, went back to Notre Dame in 2010, transferred to M ...

, played quarterback at Notre Dame, among other schools.

References

External links

Tulane Green Wave bio
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