| No. 65 | |
| Guard | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: May 12, 1956 | |
| Place of birth: Montebello, California | |
| Career information | |
| College: UCLA | |
| NFL Draft: 1979 / Round: 7 / Pick: 168 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| *Cincinnati Bengals ( 1979– 1989) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
*4× Pro Bowl (1986, 1988, 1989, 1993)
| |
| Games Played | 223 |
| Games started | 195 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Max Montoya (born May 12, 1956) is a former professional American football guard who played 16 seasons in the National Football League.
Early life[]
Montoya attended La Puente High School[1] in La Puente, California. He was unable to play football or basketball his senior season due to a heart murmur. [2]
College career[]
Montoya was cleared to play football again[2] and began his college football career playing for Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC), a community college in Walnut, California. He did not start as a freshman, but after an outstanding sophomore season, he earned a football scholarship to UCLA,[2] where he would play for head coach Terry Donahue.[3] After redshirting for a year,[2] Montoya was a starter in 1977 as the Bruins posted a 7-4 record. In 1978, he was again a starter, earning All Pac-10 honors.[2] The Bruins in 1978 went 8-3-1, ended the season in both the AP and UPI Top 20 rankings and played to a 10-10 tie against Arkansas in the 1978 Fiesta Bowl.[4]
Professional career[]
Montoya was drafted in the 7th round (168th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft. Montoya was a four-time Pro Bowl guard who played in two Super Bowls with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played 11 seasons for the Bengals, from 1979 to 1989, becoming a starter in his second season. He then played five seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders, starting in all but his final season.[5]
Personal life[]
After retiring from the NFL, Montoya invested in a restaurant franchise of Cincinnati-based Penn Station East Coast Subs and eventually owned four in northern Kentucky.[6] He is also a founder and silent partner of Montoya's Restaurant in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.[7] He also spent five years helping coach the Beechwood High School football team (including son Matthew, now a multimedia freelancer) in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. His daughter, Alison Montoya (a twin of Matthew), was a general assignment reporter for Cincinnati NBC television affiliate WLWT[8][9] until late fall 2014.
Max Montoya is now semi-retired and lives with his wife, Patty, on a farm in Hebron, Kentucky, where he raises horses.[9]
References[]
- ↑ "Max Montoya Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MontMa00.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 WHITE, LONNIE (15 October 1993). "Montoya Still Game After 199 of Them : Raiders: Fifteen-year veteran will reach a milestone Monday night against Denver.". http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-15/sports/sp-46153_1_oakland-raiders.
- ↑ "Statistics" (PDF). http://www.uclabruins.com/fls/30500/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/2012-13/misc_non_event/fb-history-II.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30500.
- ↑ "Statistics" (PDF). http://www.uclabruins.com/fls/30500/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/2012-13/misc_non_event/fb-history-I.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30500.
- ↑ "Max Montoya". http://www.nfl.com/player/maxmontoya/2521466/profile.
- ↑ "Max Montoya - Still Serving Cincinnati - Penn Station East Coast Subs News". http://www.thefranchisemall.com/news/articles/17822-0.htm.
- ↑ "Montoyas tackles Mexican with Kentucky hospitality". http://www2.cincinnati.com/freetime/dining/reviews/030504_montoyas_25.html.
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Full circle". http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Full-circle/f8ad7508-c67e-4125-83cc-38f237bec463.
External links[]
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