Nick Montana
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Nick Montana
|position=Quarterback
|number= 5, 11
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1992|4|28}}
|birth_place=San Francisco, California, U.S.
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 3
|weight_lbs = 207
|high_school = Oaks Christian School
(Westlake Village, California)
|college = Washington (2010–2011)
Mt. San Antonio (2012)
Tulane (2013–2014)
|undraftedyear=2015
}}
Nicholas Alexander Montana (born April 28, 1992) is an American former football quarterback. {{Cite web |title=Nick Montana - Football |url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/nick-montana/1284 |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=University of Washington Athletics |language=en}}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
Montana was born in San Francisco. He attended De La Salle High School before transferring to Oaks Christian School prior to his junior year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2008/jul/09/oaks-christian-secures-more-quarterback-depth/ |title=Oaks Christian adds Joe Montana's son to roster |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=August 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820012318/http://www.vcstar.com/news/2008/jul/09/oaks-christian-secures-more-quarterback-depth/ |url-status=live }} Among his teammates at Oaks Christian were Trey Smith, son of Will Smith, and Trevor Gretzky, the son of Wayne Gretzky.[https://abcnews.go.com/US/high-school-football-sons-joe-montana-wayne-gretzky-will-smith/story?id=9330757 "Celebrity Sons Teamed Up for Entertaining Football Games" abcnews.go.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923154513/http://abcnews.go.com/US/high-school-football-sons-joe-montana-wayne-gretzky-will-smith/story?id=9330757 |date=September 23, 2017 }} retrieved March 24, 2017 As a senior, he threw for 2,636 yards and 34 touchdowns.
Career
Montana committed to the University of Washington in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/huskies/2009320682_uwfb10.html|title=Quarterback Nick Montana commits to UW|date=June 10, 2009|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811205109/http://seattletimes.com/html/huskies/2009320682_uwfb10.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/huskies/2016807529_uwfbnotes20.html|title=Huskies QB Nick Montana's first start ends in disappointment|date=November 19, 2011|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-date=December 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110356/http://seattletimes.com/html/huskies/2016807529_uwfbnotes20.html|url-status=live}} Prior the 2012 season he transferred to Mt. San Antonio College.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/7507470/ex-washington-huskies-qb-nick-montana-attend-mt-san-antonio-college-california|title=Ex-Washington Huskies QB Nick Montana to attend Mt. San Antonio College in California|work=ESPN.com|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-date=December 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224123924/http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7507470/ex-washington-huskies-qb-nick-montana-attend-mt-san-antonio-college-california|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/12/17/nick-montana-joe-montana-transfer-tulane/1776255/|title=Joe Montana's son (yes, he's a QB) transfers to Tulane|author=Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports|date=December 17, 2012|work=USA TODAY|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324080501/http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/12/17/nick-montana-joe-montana-transfer-tulane/1776255/|url-status=live}} Prior to the season, he was named the team's starting quarterback.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_29.html|title=Tulane coach Curtis Johnson tabs Nick Montana as starting quarterback|work=NOLA.com|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213002740/http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/08/tulane_football_coach_curtis_j_29.html|url-status=live}}{{update after|2015|11|28}}
Personal life
Montana is the son of Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/07/nick_montana_knows_how_to_deal.html|title=Nick Montana knows how to deal with pressure of being a Hall of Famer's son|work=NOLA.com|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-date=August 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818020606/http://www.nola.com/tulane/index.ssf/2013/07/nick_montana_knows_how_to_deal.html|url-status=live}} His brother, Nate Montana, played quarterback at Notre Dame, among other schools.{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/joe-montana-s-son-nate-transfers-to-west-virginia-wesleyan-09000d5d82923f25|title=Joe Montana's son Nate transfers to West Virginia Wesleyan|date=May 16, 2012|access-date=January 21, 2019|author=Alber Bleer|work=NFL.com|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418202109/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82923f25/article/joe-montanas-son-nate-transfers-to-west-virginia-wesleyan|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [http://tulanegreenwave.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1844 Tulane Green Wave bio]
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{{Tulane Green Wave quarterback navbox}}
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