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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.
The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame honors sports figures who have made a significant impact in the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization is a section 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was created by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce in 1979. It is located on Montgomery Street in San Francisco.
Craig was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1989. [11] In 2002, Craig was inducted into the Iowa's IHSAA Football Players' Hall-of-Fame. (His brother, Curtis Craig, was subsequently inducted in 2003). [25] Craig was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (BASHOF) in 2008. Craig is a member of the San Francisco 49ers ...
A member of San Francisco's famed Million Dollar Backfield and one of the franchise's most popular players, McElhenny's no. 39, is retired by the 49ers and he is a member of the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame. McElhenny first rose to stardom as a standout all-around player for Compton Junior College in 1948.
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 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 ...
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame members1958: Bernie Bierman, Tommy Gibbons, Frank Goheen, Fortune Gordien, Walter Hoover, Harrison "Jimmy" Johnston, George Mikan, Tommy Milton, John ...