A VISIT WITH THE POPE !!!!!
(Tib would share this story when the topics of football and religion would pop up.)
The pope knew nothing about American football and when Joe Montana led the Notre Dame Fight Irish to a national championship, the pope invited them to the Vatican.
When the team was introduced to the Pope he asked to speak with the captain who was Joe Montana. The coach told Joe to be sure to be respectful of the Pope at all times.
The Pope asked Joe if the game of football was a rough sport, and Joe said that yes it was. He asked if players got hurt and again Joe said yes. The Pope then asked if that did not lead to swearing? Joe said to the Pope he could explain it this way.
He said when they were playing for the national championship with only seconds remaining and they were on the USC 1-yard line. He lined up behind the center and the ball was snapped to him. The problem was that the ball never made it. He explained that players were jumping all over one another, the bodies were piling up and he yelled "Where is the ball?"
Immediately the Pope jumped to his feet and exclaimed "Well where the hell was it?"
