Answer: 1981, 1984, 1988 and 1989
The victories were 1981 (Super Bowl XVI), 1984 (Super Bowl XIX), 1988 (Super Bowl XXIII) and 1989 (Super Bowl XXIV).
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers: 1980s
Answer: Jim Druckenmiller
Druckenmiller did very well at Virginia Tech, helping the Hokies to two Big East Championships and winning a Sugar Bowl. He was a big QB, with a strong arm and great overall strength, but seemed a mismatch for the 49ers from the beginning. He played in only 6 games in his two seasons there, earning a quarterback rating of just 29. He was traded to the Miami Dolphins, but was soon released and his NFL playing career was over.
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers Quarterbacks
Answer: All-America Football Conference
The 49ers were charter members of the All-America Football Conference in 1946. When the AAFC folded in 1950, they joined the NFL.
From Quiz: All About the Niners [1]
Answer: Ray Wersching
The others were all running backs. Wersching played for 11 seasons from 1977-1987. Ray kicked 409 of 425 PATs, and 191 of 261 field goals. He totaled 979 points, breaking SF kicker Tommy Davis' mark of 738 points in 1969.
From Quiz: Your San Francisco 49ers!
Answer: 1946
They were founded in 1946 as a charter member of the AAFC. They joined the NFL in 1950 after the AAFC merged into the older leauge.
From Quiz: Go 49ers!
Answer: 1
Only Y.A. Tittle (inducted in 1971) was inducted in the 20th century). Although Joe Montana and Steve Young played in that century, they were inducted in the 21st century.
From Quiz: Random Niner Facts
Answer: Joe Perry
Joe "The Jet" Perry played for the 49ers from 1950-1960, 1963. He rushed for a total of 7,344 yards for the team. Hearst had the team's best single season total with 1,570 yards in 1998, breaking Craig's 10 year old record of 1,502.
From Quiz: Gold Rush: 49er Style
Answer: 1950
The 49ers were one of only three teams from the AAFL to survive the 1950 merger with the NFL. Although one of the top contenders in the AAFL (All American Football League), in their first season in the NFL they went 3-9. The AAFL was a rival league for the NFL that lasted four seasons, established in 1946.
From Quiz: San Francisco's Amazing Niners
Answer: All America
The league folded in 1949 and many of the team were absorbed into the NFL.
From Quiz: For 49er Faithfuls
Answer: 20
He set the record against the Bears!
From Quiz: One For The Niners !
Answer: Frank Nunly
Frank was a great linebacker for the niners he wore the number 57.
From Quiz: Do You Know the 49ers?
Answer: Dwight Clark
Dwight Clark caught a touchdown on the same play to win his conference.
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers
Answer: Pat Haggerty
Pat Haggerty (1927-1994) from Denver, Colorado was the referee in Super Bowls XVI and XIX. He had also been the referee in Super Bowl XIII.
Jerry Seeman (1936-2013) from Plainview, Minnesota referred Super Bowl XXIII and later did Super Bowl XXV.
Dick Jorgenson (1934-1990) from Neenah, Wisconsin refereed Super Bowl XXIV. It was the only Super Bowl that he was the referee and he passed away 9 months later on October 10, 1990.
Jerry Markbreit was the referee in four Super Bowls XVII, XXI, XXVI and XXIX.
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers: 1980s
Answer: John Brodie
Brodie took over the 49ers quarterbacking duties from Y.A. Tittle when the latter was traded to the New York Giants. He held that position from 1961 until the early 1970s, gaining Pro Bowl honors twice and league Most Valuable Player in 1970. From 1981 until 1998 he competed on the Senior PGA Tour. During that time he finished in the top 10 in 12 tournaments, winning the 1991 Security Pacific Senior Classic.
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers Quarterbacks
Answer: 3
Joe Montana was MVP of Super Bowls XVI, XIX, and XXIV.
From Quiz: All About the Niners [2]
Answer: Kezar Stadium
The 49ers started out playing in Kezar Stadium in 1946. They stayed there until moving for the 1971 season to Candlestick Park.
From Quiz: All About the Niners [1]
Answer: 1957
In 1957, the 49ers finished 8-4 under head coach Frank Albert. They met the Detroit Lions in the NFL Divisional playoff game, losing 31-27. The first time the team reached NFC Championship status was in 1981, when they defeated the Cowboys 28-27, enroute to their first Super Bowl appearance against the Bengals.
From Quiz: Your San Francisco 49ers!
Answer: Kezar Stadium
Kezar Stadium is a stadium located in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. It is the former home of the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.
From Quiz: Go 49ers!
Answer: Mississippi Valley State
Jerry Rice set many records in Div-II football for this team, which is one of the reasons he was drafted 15th overall in the draft.
From Quiz: Random Niner Facts
Answer: Los Angeles Raiders
Craig signed with the Raiders on April Fools Day 1991. He played there for one year, and then played 1992 and 1993 with the Vikings before retiring.
From Quiz: Gold Rush: 49er Style
Answer: 1957
The first time the Niners played in a playoff game was ironically the season where their original owner, Tony Morabito, passed away. They lost to Detroit 31-27, and would have to wait 24 more years to gain a title.
From Quiz: San Francisco's Amazing Niners
Answer: Tony Morabito
He died of a heart attack in the stands during a 49er-Bear game in October, 1957.
From Quiz: For 49er Faithfuls
Answer: 3
He returned 3 for touchdowns. One of them was for 86 yds against his old team the Atlanta Falcons!
From Quiz: One For The Niners !
Answer: Duane Board
Board was also known as the gabage man by his teammates , kidding him that none of his sackes were legit.
From Quiz: Do You Know the 49ers?
Answer: Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice is considered one of the best recivers in the NFL.
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers
Answer: Frankie Albert
Frankie Albert first played for the 49ers when they were in the All-America Football Conference and continued as their starting QB when the AAFC merged with the NFL in 1950. He played with the 49ers until 1952, then returned as their coach from 1954 to 1956. He was a scrambling quarterback and one of the greatest left-handers to have played QB. Albert is credited as the originator of the bootleg play, which he developed in 1940 while playing at Stanford University.
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers Quarterbacks
Answer: Jerry Rice
Catching 11 passes for a then Super Bowl record 215 yards, wide receiver Jerry Rice was voted Super Bowl XXIII MVP. He scored one touchdown and also had 5 yards rushing.
From Quiz: All About the Niners [2]
Answer: Bill Walsh
Steve Mariucci was the only other listed that had the helm of the 49ers. Young and Montana played on the same 49er roster from 1987-1992, until Montana left for the Kansas City Chiefs. Walsh was the first to coach them both in 1987 and 1988, then George Siefert took over their reins until 1992.
From Quiz: Your San Francisco 49ers!
Answer: -26 degrees
They defeated the Chicago Bears 28-3 in a 1988 NFC Championship game upset. Before that game, they defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the playoffs.
From Quiz: Go 49ers!
Answer: Ronnie Lott
Lott required surgey that would make him miss the playoff, but because he cares more about winning than taking care of his body, he just amputated the tip of the finger and he was good to go.
From Quiz: Random Niner Facts
Answer: Frankie Albert
Later named coach of the Niners in 1956, Frankie Albert was the first quarterback for the Niners in the NFL. He retired in 1952 because of a strained relationship with head coach Buck Shaw.
From Quiz: San Francisco's Amazing Niners
Answer: Frankie Albert
He led the 49ers to the old AAFC championship game in 1949.
From Quiz: For 49er Faithfuls
Answer: Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh was a master at play developing he wanted to use his receivers more!
From Quiz: One For The Niners !
Answer: Diana Ross
Diana Ross sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XVI, the San Francisco Boys and Girls Chorus at Super Bowl XIX, Billy Joel at Super Bowl XXIII and Aaron Neville at Super Bowl XXIV.
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers: 1980s
Answer: 4
Montana, regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, was the starting QB for San Francisco for four of its five Super Bowl victories; Super Bowl XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV. In three of those Super Bowls, he was the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player. He was also the NFL Most Valuable Player overall in 1989 and 1990. His jersey number 16 has been retired by the 49ers.
From Quiz: San Francisco 49ers Quarterbacks
Answer: Steve Young
Steve Young received the MVP honors for his stellar performance. He completed a record 6 touchdowns, 4 were in one half. He threw for 325 yards and was also the game's leading rusher with 49 yards. That was the first time in Super Bowl history that the leading passer and leading rusher were the same man.
From Quiz: All About the Niners [2]
Answer: Buck Shaw
Lawrence "Buck" Shaw was the first coach of the San Francisco franchise. He stayed until after the 1954 season.
From Quiz: All About the Niners [1]
Answer: John Brodie
The others never played for the 49ers. The familiar number 12 of Brodie played from 1957-1973. John took the 49ers to their first playoff game in 1957 in a loss to the Lions. He appeared in two NFC Championship games in 1970 and 1971, but lost both to the Cowboys. This was the closest that John ever came to a Super Bowl. Joe Montana broke John's record when he retired in 1992. Montana threw for 244 touchdowns. Steve Young also surpassed the 200 touchdown mark in his 49er career.
From Quiz: Your San Francisco 49ers!
Answer: 4
Lott and Montana played together in Super Bowls XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV. Neither were on the team for Super Bowl XXIX.
From Quiz: Random Niner Facts
Answer: Kezar Stadium
In 1970 the Niners moved to new Candlestick Park, called that because it was built on Candlestick Point. That stadium was renamed 3Com Park in 1995 when the high-tech company bought the rights to the grounds, but was turned into San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point in 2002 when the leasing rights to the name ran out. The new name lasted until 2004 when the stadium was renamed Monster Park, but, in 2008, the original name was finally restored to the stadium.
From Quiz: San Francisco's Amazing Niners
