Bill Montgomery
Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame
Arkansas
Sugar Bowls: 1969, 1970
Inducted: 2019
Bill Montgomery was a three-year starting quarterback at Arkansas and upon graduation, he held virtually every school record including career touchdown passes, career passing yards, single-season passing yards, single-game passing yards, career completion percentage and career total offense. The Razorbacks posted a 28-5 record with Montgomery under center, the best three-year stretch in school history. One of those wins came in the 1969 Sugar Bowl as Montgomery passed for 185 yards and a touchdown in a 16-2 upset of No. 4 Georgia. He returned to the Sugar Bowl the following year and had a memorable individual performance with 338 passing yards (second most in Sugar Bowl history at the time) and two touchdowns, but couldn’t overcome a legendary performance from Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning. Montgomery is a member in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor, the Razorback All-Century Team and has been named an SEC Football Legend. Since graduating from the University of Arkansas, Montgomery has gone on to a successful business career in Dallas.
