Joe Montana

From Sega Retro

Company fields in infobox, aka “employees”

So this and Michael Jackson were tagged with Company Needed. I don’t know if there’s a field like “Collaborated with” or something, which would be more accurate. Basically yes, I know its weird seeing Joe Montana listed as a Sega of America employee, but he was employed by the company. Just not in the regular sense. But again, a separate bob/infobox for people who collaborated with Sega in notable ways, but weren’t like salaried employees, would be nice. Or some other solution iunno CartridgeCulture (talk) 05:19, 23 April 2021 (EDT)

Notable points, source from recent newspaper article

  • Montana is a huge video game fan: He states he spent a significant amount of his football earnings on arcade games, and even hauled a "video system" to his training camps. (I first read this as "he brought an NES or something", but this is immediately followed by his statement about arcade games... plus I don't think you'd refer to an NES as something heavy enough to be "hauled"... it really sounds like an arcade game but who knows.
  • Nintendo of America got outbid by Sega of America (not uncommon knowledge but definitely notable).
  • He chose Sega not because of they bid more money (although realistically, ehh), but because they were offering more advanced graphics and technology over Nintendo.
  • The SoA contract was the largest he had ever signed to date, and was likely above $4mil.
  • "Considered one of the world's most marketable athletes."

CartridgeCulture (talk) 23:29, 24 September 2021 (EDT)