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Notre Dame Fighting Irish road white jersey signed on the back #3 by Joe Montana in silver marker. Montana's college career with the Irish can be summed up by "The Chicken Soup Game". On January 1, 1979, Notre Dame played in the Cotton Bowl against the Houston Cougars. Montana's performance in the 1979 Cotton Bowl, which came to be known as the "Chicken Soup Game", is one of the most celebrated of his entire football career. During the second quarter, Montana had to fight off hypothermia as his body temperature dropped to 96 degrees. When the second half began with Houston up 20-12, Montana stayed in the locker room, where Notre Dame medical staff gave him warmed intravenous fluids, covered him in blankets, and most famously, fed him chicken soup. Montana returned to the field late in the third quarter with Houston leading 34-12. Montana led the Irish to three touchdowns in the last eight minutes of the game, the final one coming as time expired, and Notre Dame won the game 35–34.
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