Notre Dame: 1964-66
NFL: 1967-1981
Teams: Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears
Accomplishments: Hall of Fame, NFL Champion, 1971 NFL MVP, 1971 Defensive Player of the Year, 9x Pro Bowl, 5x All-Pro
At Notre Dame, Page was an All-American in 1966 and led the Fighting Irish to the 1966 national championship. Then, the Minnesota Vikings selected him 15th overall and posted 8.5 sacks as a rookie.
Page’s career high in sacks came in 1976 with 18.0, but he won the MVP with a nine-sack season that included two safeties and three fumble recoveries. Page is eighth all-time in the NFL with 148.5 career sacks.
Notre Dame: 1975-78
NFL: 1979-90, 1992-94
Teams: San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs
Accomplishments: Hall of Fame, 4x Super Bowl Champion, 3x Super Bowl MVP, 2x NFL MVP, 8x Pro Bowl, 3x All-Pro,1989 Offensive Player of the Year
Montana quarterbacked the 49ers to four Super Bowls in the 1980s, culminating with back-to-back wins in Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV. His greatest moment came in the third of the three Super Bowls when he led the 49ers on a 92-yard game-winning touchdown drive.
Twice Montana led the league in passing, but he is best remembered for his playoff heroics. At the time of his retirement he ranked fourth all-time in passing yards, but with his four Super Bowls was widely considered the greatest quarterback in NFL history. Among quarterbacks, only Tom Brady has ever won more Super Bowls.
Notre Dame football might be in trouble in Riley Leonard race
The Notre Dame football team might be losing a bit of ground to an SEC team from Riley Leonard's home state as the Duke QB looks for a new home.