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A native San Franciscan, Bob St. Clair attended San Francisco Polytechnic High School (located across the street from Kezar Stadium) and the University of San Francisco, and was part of USF's undefeated 1951 team, which famously refused to play in the Orange Bowl because the team was asked to keep its black players, future NFL hall of famer ...
San Francisco 49ers. retired numbers displayed at Candlestick Park in June 2009. Teams in the National Football League (NFL) retire jersey numbers of players who either are considered by the team to have made significant contributions to that team's success, or who have experienced untimely deaths during their playing career.
Taylor was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1986 NFL draft with the 76th overall pick. [2] This was ranked by ESPN as the 25th Greatest NFL Draft Steal of all time. [ 3 ] Taylor played for the 49ers from 1987 to 1995 and was an exceptional counterpart to Hall of Fame teammate Jerry Rice during that time.
On May 8, 2013, the NFL's San Francisco 49ers announced that San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. had purchased the naming rights to their new stadium in Santa Clara. The naming rights deal calls for Levi's to pay $220.3 million to the city of Santa Clara and the 49ers over 20 years, with an option to extend the deal for another five years ...
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]
Dwight Edward Clark (January 8, 1957 – June 4, 2018) was an American professional football wide receiver who played for nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1987. [1] [2] He was a member of San Francisco's first two Super Bowl championship teams.
The #49ers switched up their starting nickel cornerback last night, which is a sign of how far their secondary has come since last season. Kyle Shanahan explains why Deommodore Lenoir played ...
James Earl Johnson (March 31, 1938 – May 8, 2024) was an American professional football cornerback who played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1961 to 1976. He was named to the first-team on the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team , and in 1994, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame .