Max Montoya
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
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| Date of birth: | May 12, 1956 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Montebello, California | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||
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| College: | UCLA | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 7 / Pick: 168 | ||||
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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[3] 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,[4] where he would play for head coach Terry Donahue.[5] After redshirting for a year,[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10] He is also a founder and silent partner of Montoya's Restaurant in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.[11] 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[12][13] 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.[14]
References
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MontMa00.htm
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-15/sports/sp-46153_1_oakland-raiders
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-15/sports/sp-46153_1_oakland-raiders
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-15/sports/sp-46153_1_oakland-raiders
- ↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/fls/30500/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/2012-13/misc_non_event/fb-history-II.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30500
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-15/sports/sp-46153_1_oakland-raiders
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-15/sports/sp-46153_1_oakland-raiders
- ↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/fls/30500/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/2012-13/misc_non_event/fb-history-I.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=30500
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/maxmontoya/2521466/profile
- ↑ http://www.thefranchisemall.com/news/articles/17822-0.htm
- ↑ http://www2.cincinnati.com/freetime/dining/reviews/030504_montoyas_25.html
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Full-circle/f8ad7508-c67e-4125-83cc-38f237bec463
- ↑ http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Full-circle/f8ad7508-c67e-4125-83cc-38f237bec463