Joe Montana
publication date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 (part of June 2023)
category: 
Sports
clue: This quarterback's four Super Bowl wins over the course of the decade made him one of the most popular athletes of the 1980s, even though he stole a locker from some guy named David W. Gibson.
explanation: Montana won Super Bowls XVI, XIX, XXII, and XXIV for the San Francisco 49ers. When a newspaper ran a contest to come up with a nickname for him, one reader suggested that "Joe Montana" already sounds like a nickname, so his nickname should be something mundane like David W. Gibson. Montana found this so funny that he had the name stenciled on his locker. more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Richard Slominsky
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