MONONGAHELA, Pa. – You can’t drive too far in western Pennsylvania before you hit a Hall-of-Famer’s hometown.
Today, I hit three: Monongahela (Joe Montana), Aliquippa (Tony Dorsett and Mike Ditka) and, sort of by accident, Stan Musial (Donora), who grew up five miles away from Montana’s birthplace.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to scour the neighborhoods where Dan Marino (Pittsburgh), Jim Kelly (East Brady), Joe Namath (Beaver Falls) and Johnny Unitas (Mount Washington) were raised.
The western portion of the state, obviously, is home to some of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. And Monongahela is the home to the quarterback who is arguably the best of all-time.