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The United States entered the fighting in World War II in December 1941, just as the 1941 NFL season was drawing to a close. Mass enlistments and military conscription drew hundreds of players in the National Football League (NFL) to the colors, greatly impacting both team rosters and players' careers.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the San Francisco 49ers. This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
For most of the next 13 years the 49ers would be an average team. Frankie Albert resigned as head coach after a 6–6, 1958 season, and was replaced by Red Hickey. He led them to a 7–5 campaign in 1959, and again in 1960. Key players for these 49ers included running back Ken Willard, quarterback John Brodie, and offensive lineman Bruce Bosley.
The 49ers' Million Dollar Backfield is the only full-house backfield to have all four of its members enshrined in the Hall. [36] Perry's jersey number 34 was retired by the 49ers in 1971, and he was a charter member of the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame in 2009. [37]
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the 49ers.
Jan. 28: Brandon Aiyuk's biggest moment. Aiyuk had a brilliant season with 1,342 yards, leading the 49ers in receiving by more than 300 yards. But if there's one moment that will be remembered ...
The 49ers players learned of his death at halftime when coach Frankie Albert was handed a note with two words: "Tony's gone". The 49ers scored 14 unanswered points to win the game, 21–17. Dicky Moegle's late-game interception in the end zone sealed the victory. After Tony's death, 49er ownership went to Victor Morabito (1919–1964) and Tony ...
A founding member of the 49ers, Albert was also the highest-paid member of the team, with a contract paying him $10,000 for the 1946 season. [ 6 ] Albert, a 5-foot-9-inch (1.75 m), 166-pound, left-handed passer, was credited for inventing the bootleg play , in which the quarterback fakes a handoff then runs wide with the ball hidden on his hip ...