San Francisco 49ersBy: Zach Singer

Super Bowls

• 1982 Super Bowl XVI

• 1985 Super Bowl XIX

• 1989 Super Bowl XXIII

• 1990 Super Bowl XIV

• 1995 Super Bowl XXIX

Hall OF FAMERS• 1969 DT Leo Nomellini

• 1969 FB Joe Perry • 1970 HB Hugh McElhenny

• 1971 QB Y.A. Tittle • 1987 FB John Henry Johnson

• 1990 T Bob St. Clair • 1993 Head Coach Bill Walsh • 1994 CB Jimmy Johnson • 2000 QB Joe Montana

• 2000 CB/S Ronnie Lott • 2000 LB Dave Wilcox

• 2005 QB Steve Young

• The 49ers have had 12 players inducted into the Hall

• With one more soon to be inducted (Jerry Rice)

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History

• The team's early years were marked by talent-ladden teams that always underachieved.

• In the 1960s the 49ers went into a long slumber.

• San Francisco continued to torture its fans in the 1970s. Early in the decade they dominated the NFL West, winning three straight titles. But when it came to post-season play, the 49ers were a blowout. The Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco three straight years.

History Continued

• Finally, owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. had had enough of losing, and in almost a desperation move, plucked Walsh from the local coaching ranks.

• The 49ers started to get lucky in the draft and in 1979 they picked up a quarterback from Notre Dame named Joe Montana.

• Success came quickly in the 1980s.

“The Catch”

• Late on a winter's day in the NFC Championship Game, Montana attempted to evade a sack by the hard-rushing Dallas Cowboys line by tossing a ball high in the end zone, too high, he believed, for anyone to catch.

• Clark leaped in the corner of the end zone and ... THE CATCH. The 49ers won 28-27 and two weeks later clinched their first Super Bowl crown with a 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jerry Rice

• Rice played for 20 years.

• He went to 13 Pro Bowls.

• He won three Super Bowls.

• He is considered the Greatest Player of All Time.

Trivia

• Rice is the only one of the top 25 scorers in NFL history who did not kick the football. In fact, he became the first non-kicker in NFL history to score 1000 points in his career. (He now currently shares that milestone with Emmitt Smith.)

• Jerry Rice Records on Inspiration