[PAR] [TLE] 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team [SEP] The 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.  The Irish, coached by Dan Devine, ended the season with 11 wins and one loss, winning the national championship.  The Fighting Irish won the title by defeating the previously unbeaten and No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl Classic by a score of a 38–10.  The 1977 squad became the tenth Irish team to win the national title and were led by All-Americans Ken MacAfee, Ross Browner, Luther Bradley, and Bob Golic.  Junior Joe Montana, a future Pro Football Hall of Famer, was the team's starting quarterback. [PAR] [TLE] Joe Montana [SEP] Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "The Comeback Kid", is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers and then with the Kansas City Chiefs for the final two seasons of his NFL career.  After winning a college national championship at Notre Dame, Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. .  While a member of the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player ever to have been named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player three times.  He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in 4 games) and the all-time highest quarterback rating of 127.8.  Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of eligibility.
[PAR] [TLE] 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team [ SEP ] The 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season . The Irish , coached by Dan Devine , ended the season with 11 wins and one loss , winning the national championship . The Fighting Irish won the title by defeating the previously unbeaten and No . 1 ranked Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl Classic by a score of a 38–10 . The 1977 squad became the tenth Irish team to win the national title and were led by All - Americans Ken MacAfee , Ross Browner , Luther Bradley , and Bob Golic . Junior Joe Montana , a future Pro Football Hall of Famer , was the team 's starting quarterback . [PAR] [TLE] Joe Montana [ SEP ] Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. ( born June 11 , 1956 ) , nicknamed " Joe Cool " and " The Comeback Kid " , is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League ( NFL ) for 16 seasons , primarily with the San Francisco 49ers and then with the Kansas City Chiefs for the final two seasons of his NFL career . After winning a college national championship at Notre Dame , Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco , where he played for the next 14 seasons . . While a member of the 49ers , Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player ever to have been named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player three times . He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception ( 122 in 4 games ) and the all - time highest quarterback rating of 127.8 . Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 , his first year of eligibility .
The 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team's starting quarterback was born in what year?
The 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team 's starting quarterback was born in what year ?
1956
1956