Article: Montana to Retire Next Week; But Quarterback Is Noncommittal During Public Appearance

One of the great careers in National Football League history officially will end next Tuesday in downtown San Francisco when Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement, according to league sources. The official announcement of the news conference will come Friday.

"This has been a done deal for a long time," a source close to Montana said yesterday. "After last season, he knew."

Montana, in San Jose for a police benefit last night, said he wants to talk to football people he is close with. "It's one one of those things I have to sit back and look at," he said, according to the Associated Press.

Speculation has been rampant for months that the 38-year-old would walk ...

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