SPRINGFIELD, MO. — San Francisco 49ers legendary quarterback, Joe Montana, was the guest speaker on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at the 2015 Best of SW Missouri Preps held at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center. The event was presented by the News-Leader. The three-time MVP Super Bowl Champ talked before the program about the best lessons he could give the youngsters in attendance — who amounted to about the top 2 percent of the high school student-athletes in southwest Missouri … and that lesson had little to do with sports. Source: USA Today.