A Legend In His Own Minefield

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Why the Very Famous Stop Going Out

Why the Very Famous Stop Going Out

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John Mendelssohn
Jan 21, 2010
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I was in a line for tickets to Disney On Ice at San Francisco’s Cow Palace sometime in the mid-90s when a guy behind me started bellowing, “Joe! Hey, Joe! Over here!” I assumed he’d recognized an acquaintance named Joe, but was mistaken. Whom he’d recognized was San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, at the time enjoying — if that’s the operative …

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