Feb 8, 2022 · Joe Montana reveals what really inspired him to point out John Candy during the 49ers’ late-game huddle in Super Bowl XXIII.

Feb 5, 2024 · The 49ers went 13-3 to snap an eight-year playoff drought before punching their ticket to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history thanks to the play simply known as “The Catch,” and Montana was named the game’s MVP after leading San Francisco to a 26-21 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI.

The game-winning score gave the 49ers a 20-16 comeback victory. It was the third of four Super Bowl titles for the Montana-led 49ers in the 1980s.

Joe Montana reveals what really inspired him to point out John Candy during the 49ers’ late-game huddle in Super Bowl XXIII.

Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1988 season. The 49ers defeated the Bengals 20–16, winning their third Super Bowl.

Sep 11, 2011 · Lucky for the 49ers, Montana stayed put, and the next time he saw Candy, the comedian was sitting in the stands at the Super Bowl.

Jan 17, 2023 · Super Bowl XXIII against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 22, 1989. Down 16-13 with 3:20 left in the game, Joe Montana diverts his O-lineman's attention away from himself and on to actor John...

Jan 22, 1989 · Montana and the 49ers beat Cincinnati on January 24, 1982, 26 to 21, to win the franchise’s first Super Bowl. Already lionized for his part in “The Catch” by Dwight Clark in the 1982 NFC Championship Game, seven years earlier.

Feb 2, 2013 · Joe Montana is to have told his teammates in the first huddle of the drive, "Hey, is that John Candy?" They all looked into the stands, and, with their minds taken off the gravity of the moment...

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