From Western Pennsylvania played at Notre Dame

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1. Joe Montana; from Monessen; with the San Francisco 49ers; the quarterback on four winning Super Bowls  in the 80s;  tremendous ability to come from behind;  no one will ever forgot two of his touchdown passes ; one to Dwight Clark vs. Dallas in the 1980 NFC Title Game; the other to Jerry Rice in the 1988 Super Bowl vs. Cincinnati Bengals; some say he was the greatest ever; those folks from Greater Boston would feel otherwise.
2. Jim Kelley; from Johnston; not to be confused with the Buffalo quarterback; the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted for him before the 1964 season ; caught one 50 yard pass to set up a touchdown; did not last the season.

These next two were from Connellsville.  They were versatile ball players reflecting the lack of specialization in an earlier age.

3. Johnny Lujack; All American; played for the Chicago Bears from 1948 to 1951; for those four years completed 404 passes for a 50% completion rate; 41 were touchdown passes; and 6,295 total yards; his best  year was 1948 when he led the NFL in three categories-pass completions 162, for 2658 yards, and 23 touchdowns; rushed  for 742 yards, a 5.6 yard average, and 21 touchdowns; intercepted 12  passes for 190 return yards.
4. Leon Hart; played eight seasons with the Detroit Lions from 1950 to 1957; caught 174 passes for 2,500 yards; ran for 612 yards, a 4.3 yard average, and five touchdowns; made two pass interceptions.

5. Myron Pottios; from Washington, Pa; good linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers; but he was even better with the Rams and Redskins, since they were playoff teams.

6.-Terry Hanratty; hails from Butler; great battery at Notre Dame passing to Jim Seymour; came into the pros with rickety knees; basically a back up quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1969 to 1976; inserted late into three games in 1973 and threw a touchdown pass on the first play; after Terry Bradshaw got injured, played in the last series in Super Bowl X.