San Francisco 49ers
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All-America Football Conference (1946-1949)
National Football League (1950-present)
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| Team colors | red, gold, black, white | ||
| mascot | Sourdough Sam | ||
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| owner | Denise DeBartolo York , John York , Jed York | ||
| General manager | John Lynch | ||
| Head coach | Kyle Shanahan | ||
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| Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers | |||
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| NFL Champion (5) | |||
| Conference winner (7) | |||
| Division Winner (20) | |||
| Play-off appearances (27) | |||
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The San Francisco 49ers are an American football team based in Santa Clara , California's San Francisco Bay Area . The 49ers play in the National Football League (NFL), the National Football Conference (NFC) and there in the Western Division .
They won the Super Bowl five times , the first three titles ( XVI , XIX , XXIII ) with Bill Walsh as head coach and Joe Montana as quarterback . The last two ( XXIV and XXIX ) they won under George Seifert , with Joe Montana and Steve Young as quarterbacks.
history
The San Francisco 49ers, founded in 1946, were the first professional team within the four major sports leagues ( MLB , NBA , NHL and NFL), which was based on the west coast of the United States (the Los Angeles Rams followed shortly afterwards ). They were founded by the businessman Tony Morabito , who soon brought his brother Vic into the organization as a partner. After the brothers died, control of the 49ers passed to their two widows. The name 49ers goes back to the name Forty-Niners for the participants in the California gold rush , which peaked in 1849. The cheerleaders of the San Francisco 49ers are therefore also known as the gold rush .
From 1946 to 1949 the team played in the All-America Football Conference and in 1950 moved to the NFL. The 49ers' initial squad consisted largely of players with local roots. Her first trainer, Lawrence Shaw, had also previously been a trainer at the University of Santa Clara. As a supporter of the offensive idea, he mainly concentrated on signing offensive players and largely ignored the defensive.
1950s
After a difficult start in the new league, Fullback Joe Perry became the first football player in the NFL to run 1,000 yards in two consecutive years (1953 to 1954). In 1957, one of the owners, Tony Morabito, died of a heart attack while playing away for the Chicago Bears . In terms of sport, quarterback Y. A. Tittle , halfback Hugh "The King" McElhenny , fullbacks Joe Perry and John Henry Johnson (these four were also known as the Million Dollar Backfield and The Fabulous Foursome ), Halfback RC Owens, end Billy Wilson, defensive tackle Leo Nomellini and offensive tackle Bob St. Clair this time.
1960s
In the early sixties, coach W. Howard “Red” Hickey introduced the so-called shotgun offense to the San Francisco 49ers, which brought a new and respectable dimension to their game. In terms of sport, a successful year was usually followed by a bad one. The best players during this time were quarterback John Brodie , end Dave Parks, fullback Ken Willard, linebacker Dave Wilcox and offensive lineman Bruce Bosley.
1970s
The seventies started positively, under coach Dick Nolan the San Francisco 49ers were able to secure the division title in the Western Division of the NFC three times in a row from 1970 to 1972, but always failed in the playoffs to the Dallas Cowboys around quarterback Roger Staubach . In the following years, the team deteriorated, but could in the 1976 season under the new coach / general manager Monte Clark again have a record of eight wins and six defeats.
In March 1977, the team owner changed: With the assistance of Al Davis (team owner of the Oakland Raiders ), the 49ers, far from the Morabito family controlled by Sr. Edward DeBartolo purchased, the responsibility to his son Edward DeBartolo Jr. transferred. Unfamiliar with American football, the DeBartolos hired Joe Thomas, who was widely known within the NFL as incompetent, as manager and fired Monte Clark. There was a dramatic downward trend under Thomas. In 1977 the team fell back to a record of 5 wins out of 9 losses. Thomas then fired the coach he had chosen himself and also dismissed many important players such as quarterback Jim Plunkett , who was only heavily committed in 1975 , who instead went to the Oakland Raiders and subsequently won two Super Bowl with them. In addition, he gave the first round pick in the 1979 draft for aging running back OJ Simpson , who was far from his old level of performance after several knee injuries. 1978 was followed by a disaster year, with a record of two wins and 14 defeats, as well as three coaches in twelve months. The new season coach Pete McCulley had to leave after nine games (only one win), his substitute Fred O'Connor won only one of the last seven games. Thomas gave the coaches he hired only nominal control and decided himself on the line-up and schedule. At the end of the season, Thomas was dismissed as the real reason for the misery.
The DeBartolos now hired Bill Walsh as manager and trainer. Walsh had previously been a trainer at Stanford University and had previously worked successfully as an assistant coach with the Cincinnati Bengals .
The best players on the field at the time were wide receiver Gene Washington , linebacker Dave “The Intimidator” Wilcox and cornerback Jimmy Johnson .
1980s
After the 49ers were one of the worst teams in the NFL in the late 1970s, the turning point came with coach Bill Walsh's new beginning. Under his direction, the San Francisco 49ers won three Super Bowls to become the Team of the Eighties . Walsh rebuilt the team through several successful additions in the NFL draft and introduced the so-called new West Coast Offense with the team , which was based primarily on a short, precise passing game, which also gave the running backs and tight ends many passes. Running back Roger Craig was the first NFL player to run over 1,000 yards as well as to catch passes over 1,000 yards. These innovations coincided with the far-reaching rule changes of the NFL in 1978, which should end the dominance of defense (such as that of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who thanks to their dominant defense won 4 titles in the 1970s) and encourage more offensive spectacle. Walsh's philosophy stood in contrast to the practice of most teams in the late 1970s, which relied on straightforward concepts on the offensive, emphasizing the running game and only using the passing game in emergencies (and then only with vertical passing routes). In the first draft of his tenure, Walsh secured himself in the third round the previously overlooked Joe Montana, whom he carefully built up as a franchise quarterback in the following years. Walsh's second draft year was less groundbreaking and brought in some supporting players. In his third draft in 1981, Walsh secured Ronnie Lott , one of the best defensive players in the NFL, who would play a decisive role in the success of the franchise for the next decade as a mainstay on the defensive and as the vocal leader in the dressing room. Walsh drafted Eric Wright and Carlton Wiliamson, both defensive backs and important players for the coming season from the start.
After three years of development, Walsh led the 49ers to a 13-3 record in the 1981 season and won the Super Bowl in January 1982 against his former employer, the Cincinnati Bengals. In the following season, the team crashed and missed the play-offs . The reasons for this are controversial, Walsh later blamed the cocaine consumption of some players, among other things . From the next season , however, the 49ers started a 17-year series that had a positive record with at least 10 wins. In the Plaoffys, the 49ers narrowly failed at the eventual Super Bowl winner, the Washington Redskins . In the 1984 season , the second triumph followed: After a strong season with a 15: 1 record, the team won the Super Bowl confidently against the Miami Dolphins . The newly drafted wide receiver Jerry Rice set many NFL records from the 1985 season on. In 1987, Walsh signed the talented young quarterback Steve Young of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to a series of injuries in Montana , which resulted in years of intense rivalry between the two quarterbacks for the place of the starter. The following year succeeded against Bill Walsh's old team, the Cincinnati Bengals, the third Super Bowl victory. After that, Bill Walsh resigned. Walsh's self-determined successor, George Seifert , who was defensive coordinator of the 49ers for many years, defended the title with ease in the 1989 season . The dominant 55:10 final win against the Denver Broncos led by John Elway is a record that is still valid today.
The following names stand for the best athletic times of the San Francisco 49ers: Quarterback Joe Montana , running back Roger Craig , fullback Tom Rathman , wide receiver Dwight Clark , Jerry Rice , John Taylor and Freddie Solomon, guards Randy Cross and Guy McIntyre , offensive tackle Keith Fahnhorst , Defensive Ends Fred Dean and Charles Haley , Nose Tackle Michael Carter , Linebacker Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds , Cornerback Ronnie Lott (later Safety ), Safeties Dwight Hicks and Carlton Williamson , Cornerback Eric Wright and Kickers Ray Wersching and Mike Cofer .
The four Super Bowl victories from 1981 to 1989 led, among other things, to the fact that the San Francisco 49ers are also known as the "Team of the decade" (team of the decade).
1990s
The 49ers missed their third title in a row the following season , losing narrowly in the NFC Championship Game to the eventual champions, the New York Giants , in a game in which quarterback Joe Montana injured himself and then for the next two Had to pause for years. Steve Young took over the position of quarterback in his place and established himself there permanently. In April 1992, Montana was swapped to the Kansas City Chiefs at its own request . Offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren also left the 49ers to work as a coach for the Green Bay Packers . In his place, the 49ers hired Mike Shanahan , who modernized the West Coast Offense and gave the 49ers' attack system some new facets. In the early and mid-1990s, the rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys, which had already existed since the early 1970s, intensified again when the two teams fought three years in a row in the NFC Championship Game for a place in the Super Bowl. Reinforced by several new signings, especially on the defensive, the 49ers succeeded in the 1994 season to achieve their fifth Super Bowl victory. This was the NFL record at the time. After that, some of the supporting players switched to other teams. Defensive Player of the Year Deion Sanders was signed by the Dallas Cowboys, while second cornerback Eric Davis moved to Carolina . Running back Ricky Watters signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles due to internal disagreements. Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan, whose work was instrumental in the success of the 49ers in the Super Bowl, left the 49ers and was coach of the Denver Broncos . The title defense failed in the following year ; the 49ers had to admit defeat to the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs in the following years. The revenge came in 1998 when the 49ers were able to beat the Packers in the wild card game at the last minute. Weakened by numerous injuries on the defensive, the 49ers played their game against the Atlanta Falcons the following week; Running back Garrison Hearst seriously injured his foot in the first play. Without any normal running game, the 49ers lost to the Falcons, who subsequently moved into the Super Bowl.
Towards the end of the nineties, the team had increasing problems complying with the salary cap , after which some well-known and expensive players had to leave the club. The crash followed in the 1999 season . In the game against the Arizona Cardinals , quarterback Steve Young suffered another severe concussion and was no longer able to play a game; Young retired from professional sports at the end of the season. Without their star, the 49ers lost eleven of the next twelve games and ended the season with a 4:12 record. Management brought Bill Walsh back as a manager. The coach, Steve Mariucci , who has been in office since the 1997 season , had to start a new build-up with many young players from the draft, which - after a short build-up phase - succeeded with the return to the play-offs . In the late 1990s, after a legal dispute, the team also changed hands from Edward DeBartolo Jr. to his sister Denise DeBartolo and her husband John York. The management of the club was changed significantly as a result, and the previous managers were successively replaced.
The defining players of this time were quarterbacks Steve Young and Joe Montana , running back Ricky Watters , fullback William Floyd , wide receivers Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens , guard Guy McIntyre , tight end Brent Jones , offensive tackles Steve Wallace and Harris Barton , center Jesse Sapolu , defensive tackles Bryant Young and Dana Stubblefield , linebackers Charles Haley , Ken Norton Jr. , Bill Romanowski and Lee Woodall , Safeties Ronnie Lott , Tim McDonald and Merton Hanks , cornerbacks Don Griffin , Deion "Prime Time" Sanders and Eric Davis .
2000s
After two mediocre years with a negative record, the 49ers were able to move into the playoffs again in the 2001 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses. There they failed because of the Green Bay Packers. The nucleus of the team was now founded around quarterback Jeff Garcia, pass recipient Terrell Owens and running back Garrison Hearst, who was able to play again after two years of rehabilitation. After the San Francisco 49ers won the NFC West in the 2002 season and only failed in the play-offs at the later Super Bowl winner, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, John York sacked the popular Steve Mariucci and Dennis Erickson as the new one Coach committed. Erickson's engagement was controversial, especially because his gaming philosophy had nothing in common with the traditional West Coast Offense. After an unsuccessful first season, numerous players were fired or exchanged; Terrell Owens switched to Philadelphia, Garrison Hearst sacked. After another poor season in a row (2004 was the worst season since 1978) Dennis Erickson and team manager Terry Donahue were fired in early 2005. The new coach for the 49ers was Mike Nolan , whose father Dick Nolan had coached the 49ers from 1968 to 1975. However, Nolan failed to rebuild the team. After persistent unsuccessfulness, he was replaced by Mike Singletary in the middle of the 2008 season , which was initially only intended as an interim solution, but became a permanent contractual relationship after the end of the season. But Singletary could not keep the post for long, his dismissal came on the penultimate matchday of the 2010 season , in which the 49ers fell short of expectations. Singletary left the 49ers with a record of 18 wins and 22 losses.
present
On January 7, 2011, Jim Harbaugh was presented as the successor to Singletary. The former trainer at Stanford University , a supporter of the West Coast Offense, signed a five-year contract. Harbaugh immediately led the 49ers back into the play-offs and into the NFC Championship Game, where the 49ers only failed in overtime at the later Super Bowl winner, the New York Giants . In the middle of the 2012 season, starting quarterback Alex Smith was injured and after his recovery, despite a strong start to the season, was permanently replaced by Colin Kaepernick and traded to the Kansas City Chiefs at the end of the season. Kaepernick led the team to the Super Bowl by beating the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game. In Super Bowl XLVII , Jim Harbaugh faced his brother John Harbaugh , coach of the Baltimore Ravens , and the 49ers came close to 6:28 behind, but missed a touchdown on the final drive and lost 31:34.
Also in 2013 the team reached the play-offs with a record of twelve wins and four defeats, but lost 17:23 in the NFC Championship Game at long-term rivals Seattle Seahawks . The 2014 season was mixed and for the first time under Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers missed the play-offs. Over the course of the season, there were repeated reports of differences of opinion between management and head coach, and so they finally separated from Harbaugh, who had led the team to 49 wins, one Super Bowl participation and three NFC Championship Games in four years . On January 14, 2015, the San Francisco 49ers announced that Jim Tomsula would lead the team as the new head coach. The former defense line coach is now in command on the sidelines for the second time (after the last game of the 2010 season). In the off-season , Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis and his designated successor Chris Borland , as well as veterans Justin Smith and Anthony Davis , surprisingly announced their retirement, and the 49ers veteran Frank Gore moved to the Indianapolis Colts . Unable to compensate for these failures, the team achieved only five wins and Tomsula was released after the last game day after only one season. On January 14, 2016, the 49ers announced that they had signed Chip Kelly as their new head coach. On January 1, 2017, the owner of the 49ers announced that Chip Kelly had been relieved of his duties as head coach after only one season. At the same time, General Manager Trent Baalke was also dismissed.
A few weeks later, John Lynch was presented as the new General Manager and Kyle Shanahan as the new Head Coach . Shanahan, son of Mike Shanahan, was previously the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons . a. due to the strong offense the Super Bowl LI . The 2017 season was very unsuccessful until the twelfth game week, as they could only win one game by then. Previously, Jimmy Garoppolo , the backup quarterback for the New England Patriots , was brought to San Francisco for a second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft . After Garoppolo was named starting quarterback in week 13 , the 49ers won the remaining five games of the season, whereupon the 49ers made him the highest-paid player in the league with a new five-year contract for $ 137.5 million. To this end, defensive player Richard Sherman was hired from direct competitor Seattle to strengthen the young defensive team.
In the 2018 season, Jimmy Garoppolo injured himself on Matchday 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs and was sidelined for the remainder of the season with a cruciate ligament rupture in his left knee. They finished the season with a score of 4:12.
In the 2019 NFL Draft , Nick Bosa was drafted second as the new defensive end. The 49ers took the lead of the NFC West with a score of 13: 3. In the Divisional Round of the play-offs they were set against the Minnesota Vikings and won 27:10 at their home at Levi's Stadium. In the NFC Championship Game, the 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers 37:20 and thus made it to the first Super Bowl since 2013.
In Super Bowl LIV on February 2 in Miami, the 49ers faced the Kansas City Chiefs, to whom they had to admit defeat at 20:31.
Infrastructure and stadium of the 49ers
Training ground and headquarters
The headquarters of the San Francisco 49ers was in Redwood City until the 1980s, before the team moved to the newly built Marie P. DeBartolo Sports Center in Santa Clara, a little south of San Francisco, before the 1988 season . In addition to the offices, which have been equipped with modern means of communication and software, the site offers more modern training buildings, a medical area and a training area with 3 football fields, two with natural grass surfaces, one of them with artificial turf (so-called artificial turf).
Stadion
The 49ers played their first home games in the old Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, which dates back to the 1920s and has a natural grass surface. They briefly shared Kezar Stadium with the Oakland Raiders before they moved in 1961. For the 1971 NFL season , the 49ers then moved to Candlestick Park . Candlestick Park, with a capacity for up to 70,000 spectators, remained the home of the 49ers for several decades. The 49ers long shared Candlestick Park Stadium with the local baseball team, the San Francisco Giants . From 1970 to 1978 the surface in Candlestick Park was artificial turf, before returning to normal turf in 1979. The playing conditions in the stadium were often difficult, especially for away teams, due to strong winds, and in December and January there were sometimes heavy rains that affected the field. After Candlestick Park suffered structural damage during the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 , the 49ers evaded on October 22, 1989 and played a regular home game at Stanford Stadium . Several attempts since the mid-1990s to renovate Candlestick Park or alternatively to build a new, more modern stadium within San Francisco have failed. The Giants moved out of the candlestick for the 2000 baseball season and moved to Oracle Park , a newly built stadium specially designed for baseball. In mid-2010, the 49ers finally announced that they would build a new stadium in Santa Clara . Since the beginning of the 2014 season, the 49ers have been playing in the new Levi's Stadium , which offers space for 68,500 spectators. The surface of the playing field is natural turf.
Fan popularity
A 2014 study by the NFL found that the San Francisco 49ers fan base is mostly found in northern and central California right through to southern California. In the first two regions, NFL fans are most popular with the 49ers in all counties; in southern California, the 49ers share fan support with the Dallas Cowboys and the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers in some counties. The 49ers also dominate fan popularity in Hawaii. In the state of Nevada, fans are also committed to the 49ers in most counties, and support for the 49ers is strong in the state of Utah, with the influence of the team here overlapping with the Denver Broncos. In the states of Oregon and Idaho, north of California, the influence borders on that of the Seattle Seahawks ; four and three counties in the south have a majority of supporters of the 49ers, while the others are committed to the Seahawks.
The 49ers in popular culture
The 49ers are mentioned repeatedly in the crime series The Streets of San Francisco because the protagonist, Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone, played by Karl Malden is a fan of the 49ers. In the movie Dirty Harry , the old 49ers Kezar Stadium plays an important role. The main character of the film The Pursuit of Happiness looks like a game of the 49ers from a VIP lounge.
Radio and television broadcasting
The conference games (games against NFC teams) and the interconference away games (against AFC teams) of the San Francisco 49ers are broadcast on television by the local TV station KTVU, which is part of the FOX network, and possibly nationwide by FOX-Sports. The Interconference home games (against AFC teams) of the 49ers are broadcast by KPIX, which is connected to the CBS network, and possibly nationwide by CBS.
Transmitting radio stations are KSAN 107.7 FM, KNBR 680 AM and KTCT 1050 AM. KSAN broadcasts all 49ers games on FM. AM broadcasts from KTCT in August, September and October and from KNBR from October until the end of the season. All radio stations mentioned are controlled by Cumulus Media . Numerous regional radio stations are connected to these stations and take over the program.
Mascots and cheerleaders
The official mascot of the 49ers is the fictional character Sourdough Sam . He wears jersey number 49. The cheerleaders of the San Francisco 49ers have been called the San Francisco Gold Rush since 1979 and consist of 40 cheerleaders. In the old Kezar Stadium, the 49ers cheerleaders performed as the Niner Nuggets , where they were known to be the only cheerleaders to sing.
Rivalries
Dallas Cowboys
The rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys originated in the 1970s, when the 49ers were beaten by the Cowboys in 1970 and 1971 in the NFC Championship Game and in 1972 in the Divisional Playoffs. In 1981 the 49ers were able to defeat the Cowboys in the NFC Championship, when the passing play from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, now known as “The Catch”, achieved cult status. It is also symbolic of the beginning of the 49ers dynasty and the beginning of the decline of the Dallas Cowboys. While the 49ers later dominated the NFL at times, the Cowboys, nicknamed “America's Team” in the 1970s and the most popular team nationwide, began a slow decline into sporting insignificance. At the beginning of the 1990s, the rivalry between the 49ers and the revitalized Cowboys flared up again when the two teams met in an early final in the NFC Championship between 1992 and 1994 and the winner was also able to dominate the Super Bowl. In 1992 and 1993 the Cowboys won, in 1994 the 49ers took revenge. In addition, the two team owners Edward DeBartolo Jr. and Jerry Jones also had a rivalry on the transfer market due to the strong dominance of the two teams and recruited high-class players from each other several times. The Cowboys have a slightly better record in direct comparison against the 49ers with 18 wins, 17 losses and one draw.
Los Angeles Rams
With the Los Angeles Rams , the 49ers have a rivalry, which is mainly due to the ongoing common affiliation with NFC West . Both teams have also been part of NFC West since it was founded in 1970. Observers also see an aspect of the rivalry based on the fact that the 49ers represent northern California, while the Rams represent southern California. The rivalry with the Rams continued after they moved from Los Angeles to St. Louis in 1995. The 49ers have not played against any other team more often. The two teams met for the first time in 1950. Since then, there have been a total of 141 matches, with the 49ers having a slightly more favorable record with 71 wins, 67 losses and 3 draws (as of January 2020). The American sports magazine Sports Illustrated ranked the rivalry between the 49ers and the Rams at number 8 in the selection of the 10 greatest rivalries in the NFL.
Seattle Seahawks
The rivalry between the 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks is of more recent origin and only developed gradually after the Seahawks switched from AFC West to NFC West in 2002. Due to their lack of history, the rivalry between the teams continued to be considered insignificant for a long time. In addition, the games were initially one-sided, as the 49ers had dominated the games in the period before 2002, the Seahawks then dominated the games until 2008, while the 49ers were in a transition phase. From 2010, the rivalry intensified after college rivals Pete Carroll ( USC ) and Jim Harbaugh ( Stanford ) took over the two coaching posts. There is also a geographic-cultural aspect that has nothing to do with sport; the two west coast cities have also been in competition with one another for decades. In direct comparison, the 49ers have a negative record against the Seahawks, with 17 wins and 25 losses.
Special players
Players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
So far, 16 players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the San Francisco 49ers . In addition, eleven other former 49ers were taken on, but for activities with other teams.
| Members of the San Francisco 49ers in the Hall of Fame | ||||
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| Jersey number | Surname | Year of admission | Position (s) | Active for the 49ers |
| - | Edward DeBartolo Jr. | 2016 | owner | 1977-2000 |
| - | Bill Walsh | 1993 | Head coach | 1979–1988 (Head Coach) 1999–2001 (Vice President, GM) 2002–2004 (Representative) |
| 8th | Steve Young | 2005 | Quarterback | 1987-1999 |
| 14th | YA Tittle | 1971 | Quarterback | 1951-1960 |
| 16 | Joe Montana | 2000 | Quarterback | 1979-1992 |
| 21st | Deion Sanders | 2011 | Cornerback | 1994 |
| 22nd | Bob Hayes | 2009 | Wide receiver | 1975 |
| 26th | Rod Woodson | 2009 | Safety / cornerback | 1997 |
| 32 | OJ Simpson | 1985 | Running back | 1978-1979 |
| 34 | Joe Perry | 1969 | Running back | 1948-1960, 1963 |
| 35 | John Henry Johnson | 1987 | Fullback | 1954-1956 |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson | 1994 | Cornerback | 1961-1976 |
| 39 | Hugh McElhenny | 1970 | Running back | 1952-1960 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lott | 2000 | Safety / cornerback | 1981-1990 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | 2012 | Defensive end | 1996-1998 |
| 57 | Rickey Jackson | 2010 | Defensive end | 1994-1995 |
| 64 | Dave Wilcox | 2000 | Linebacker | 1964-1974 |
| 71 | Larry Allen | 2013 | Guard | 2006-2007 |
| 73 | Leo Nomellini | 1969 | Defensive tackle | 1949-1963 |
| 74 | Fred Dean | 2008 | Defensive end | 1981-1985 |
| 79 | Bob St. Clair | 2008 | Tackle | 1953-1963 |
| 80 | Jerry Rice | 2010 | Wide receiver | 1985-2000 |
| 81 | Terrell Owens | 2018 | Wide receiver | 1996-2003 |
| 84 | Randy Moss | 2018 | Wide receiver | 2012 |
| 91 | Kevin Greene | 2016 | Linebacker | 1997 |
| 95 | Richard Dent | 2011 | Defensive end | 1994 |
| 94/95 | Charles Haley | 2015 | Defensive end , linebacker | 1986-1991, 1998-1999 |
Withdrawn jersey numbers
| Retired Numbers of the San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| No. | player | position | Period | |
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| 8th | Steve Young | QB | 1987-1999 | |
| 12 | John Brodie 1 | QB | 1957-1973 | |
| 16 | Joe Montana | QB | 1979-1992 | |
| 34 | Joe Perry | FB | 1948-60, 1963 | |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson | CB | 1961-1976 | |
| 39 | Hugh McElhenny | RB | 1952-1960 | |
| 42 | Ronnie Lott | CB , S | 1981-1990 | |
| 70 | Charlie Krueger | DL | 1959-1973 | |
| 73 | Leo Nomellini | DT | 1949-1963 | |
| 79 | Bob St. Clair | T | 1953-1963 | |
| 80 | Jerry Rice | WR | 1985-2000 | |
| 87 | Dwight Clark | WR | 1979-1987 | |
| - | Edward DeBartolo Jr. | Franchise owner | 1978-2000 | |
| - | Bill Walsh |
HC VP, GM representative |
1979–1988 1999–2001 2002–2004 |
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Current squad
Trainer (Head Coaches)
The following people were coach of the San Francisco 49ers and played one or more games (as of the end of the 2019 season ).
| # | Order of trainers |
| Games | Play as a coach |
| S. | Victories |
| N | Defeats |
| UE | draw |
| Won% | Win rate |
| * | Only active as head coach for the 49ers |
| # | Surname | Period | Regular season | Play-offs | Achievements / Awards | reference | |||||||||||
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| Games | S. | N | UE | Won% | Games | S. | N | ||||||||||
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| 1 | Lawrence "Buck" Shaw | 1946-1954 | 114 | 71 | 39 | 4th | .640 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Norman P. "Red" Strader | 1955 | 12 | 4th | 8th | 0 | .333 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 3 | Frank C. "Frankie" Albert * | 1956-1958 | 36 | 19th | 16 | 1 | .528 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 4th | W. Howard "Red" Hickey * | 1959-1963 | 55 | 27 | 27 | 1 | .491 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 5 | Jack Christiansen * 1 | 1963-1967 | 67 | 26th | 38 | 3 | .406 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 6th | Dick Nolan | 1968-1975 | 112 | 54 | 53 | 5 | .457 | 5 | 2 | 3 | AP NFL Coach of the Year (1970) | ||||||
| 7th | Monte Clark | 1976 | 14th | 8th | 6th | 0 | .571 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 8th | Ken Meyer * | 1977 | 14th | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 9 | Pete McCulley * 2 | 1978 | 9 | 1 | 8th | 0 | .111 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 10 | Fred O'Connor * | 1978 | 7th | 1 | 6th | 0 | .143 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 11 | Bill Walsh * | 1979-1988 | 152 | 92 | 59 | 1 | .609 | 14th | 10 | 4th | AP NFL Coach of the Year (1981) UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1981, 1984) Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1981) Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1981) Super Bowl XVI , XIX , XXIII |
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| 12 | George Seifert | 1989-1996 | 128 | 98 | 30th | 0 | .766 | 15th | 10 | 5 | Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1989) Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1990, 1994) Super Bowl XXIV , XXIX |
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| 13 | Steve Mariucci | 1997-2002 | 96 | 57 | 39 | 0 | .594 | 7th | 3 | 4th | |||||||
| 14th | Dennis Erickson | 2003-2004 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | .281 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 15th | Mike Nolan * | 2005-2008 | 55 | 18th | 37 | 0 | .327 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 16 | Mike Singletary * 3rd | 2008-2010 | 40 | 18th | 22nd | 0 | .462 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 17th | Jim Tomsula * 4 | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 18th | Jim Harbaugh * | 2011-2014 | 64 | 44 | 19th | 1 | .695 | 8th | 5 | 3 | AP NFL Coach of the Year (2011) Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (2011) |
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| - | Jim Tomsula * | 2015 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 19th | Chip Kelly | 2016 | 16 | 2 | 14th | 0 | .125 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 20th | Kyle Shanahan * | 2017– | 48 | 23 | 25th | 0 | .313 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Award
Every year the team gives the so-called Len Eshmont Award to a player of their own as an award for courageous, committed and (team) inspiring play.
In 2004 the 49ers introduced the Bill Walsh Award , which is given annually by the 49ers coaches to the 49ers' Most Valuable Player in order to honor him for his outstanding individual performance.
Balance sheets and records
San Francisco 49ers / Numbers and Records represents important individual records for the 49ers, the direct comparisons with the other American football teams, the season results since 1946 and the first round draft picks since 1950.
Other trivia
The Italian Italo House and Eurodance project 49ers , founded in 1988, was named after the football team.
literature
- Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000. ISBN 978-0-7615-2232-4 .
- David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008. ISBN 978-0-345-49912-7 .
- Adam Lazarus: Best of Rivals. Joe Montana, Steve Young and the Inside Story behind the NFL's Greatest Quarterback Controversy. DA Capo Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-306-82135-6
- Gary Myers: The Catch: One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL. Crown Archetype, 2009. ISBN 978-0-307-40908-9 .
- Dave Newhouse: The Million Dollar Backfield: The San Francisco 49ers in the 1950s. Frog, Limited, 2000. ISBN 978-1-58394-007-5 .
- Dave Newhouse: Founding 49ers: The Dark Days Before the Dynasty. Kent State University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1-60635-254-0 .
Web links
- San Francisco 49ers official homepage
- 49ersFanZone.net - the German-speaking 49ers fan project
- Full information on the San Francisco 49ers
- 49ers Paradise - Website with information about the 49ers (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 7.
- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 3.
- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 3 f.
- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 54.
- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 11.
- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 8.
- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 4 f.
- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 13.
- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 12.
- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 56.
- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 18 f.
- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 70 ff.
- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 28 f.
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- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 105 ff.
- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 126 ff.
- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 153 ff.
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↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 73.
David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 177. - ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 205.
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- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 82.
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- ↑ Glenn Dickey: Glenn Dickey's 49ers: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the NFL's Greatest Dynasty. Prima Publishing, 2000, p. 85 ff.
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- ↑ David Harris: The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty. Random House, 2008, p. 341.
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- ↑ 49ers in the Super Bowl. In: nfl-crush.com. January 21, 2013, accessed January 28, 2013 .
- ↑ Super Bowl becomes 'HarBowl'. In: nfl-crush.com. January 21, 2013, accessed January 28, 2013 .
- ↑ The 49ers split up with Harbaugh. Retrieved December 30, 2014 .
- ↑ 49ers hire jim tomsula nbcbayarea.com Retrieved October 10, 2015. (English)
- ↑ "49ers firing Tomsula" ( memento of the original from January 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , footballr.at, accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ Chip Kelly fired by 49ers after just a single season amid full housecleaning cbssports, Retrieved January 15, 2017
- ↑ With Shanahan, Lynch, 49ers finally show signs of hope San Francisco Chronicle, Retrieved April 1, 2017
- ↑ Defining Kyle Shanahan's offense pressdemocrat.com, Retrieved June 3, 2020
- ↑ Nick Shook: Niners acquire Jimmy Garoppolo in trade with Patriots. National Football League (NFL), October 31, 2017, accessed August 11, 2018 .
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- ↑ https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/a/2014/nfl-fan-map-where-are-your-team-s-followers.html
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- ^ Hall of Famers by Franchise - Hall of Famers . In: profootballhof.com . Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ↑ Dilfer to wear longtime hero Brodie's No. 12 . In: espn.com . Retrieved July 28, 2006.
- ^ Statistics from Buck Shaw . Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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- ^ Statistics from Frankie Albert . Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ Statistics from Red Hickey . Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ Statistics from Jack Christiansen . Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ Statistics by Dick Nolan . Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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- ↑ Statistics by Ken Meyer . Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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- ^ Statistics from George Seifert . Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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- ↑ Statistics by Chip Kelly . Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Statistics by Kyle Shanahan . Retrieved February 6, 2020.
