Football legend and NFL Hall-Of-Famer Joe Montana is suing his ex-wife and a Texas auction house over the sale of old college love letters.

The former 49ers and Chiefs quarterback is suing his first wife, Kim Moses, and Heritage Auction house for selling the words-of-woo and other memorabilia from his time at the University of Notre Dame. Items includes are: Joe's freshman I.D. card; a letter to Moses penned on a Ziggy card; a University of Notre Dame letter of intent and Joe and Kim's 1979 marriage certificate. The Smoking Gun has photos here.

According to TMZ.com, Joe is suing in excess of $75,000 -- claiming the items were obtained and sold by Moses without his consent. Montana, 51, claims that the sale of the assorted items--which were auctioned last weekend violated his copyright and privacy rights.

Moses' lawyers released this statement: "Ms. Moses is extremely disappointed by this lawsuit. The allegations in Mr. Montana's lawsuit are untrue. All of the items that are the subject of Mr. Montana's lawsuit belong to Ms. Moses, including property that she received from Mr. Montana as token of love and appreciation. The Property Settlement Agreement signed by them makes clear that the property at issue belongs to Ms. Moses."

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