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 San Francisco 49ers
Dwight Clark. Dwight Clark caught a touchdown on the same play to win his conference.
Jerry Rice. Jerry Rice is considered one of the best recivers in the NFL.
Yes. Deion Sanders has played for more than 3 different teams.
Five. They won 3 Super Bowls with the same coach.
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 4 seasons, established in 1946.
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.
Frankie Albert. Later named coach of the Niners in 1956, Frankie Albert was the first QB for the Niners in the NFL. He retired in 1952 because of a strained relationship with head coach Buck Shaw.
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.
| Who was the 49ers legendary quarterback, that in 2002 held the NFC record for most touchdown passes and most passing yards, among numerous other records? | San Francisco's Amazing Niners
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Joe Montana . Wearing jersey number 16, which was retired in 1997, Joe Montana was drafted in 1979 by new coach Bill Walsh, but did not see much action until 1980. He guided the team to four Super Bowls, but was traded to the KC Chiefs in 1990.
Joe Montana & Dwight Clark. 1981. San Francisco against Dallas. 49ers trailing by 6 points, and less than a minute an a half left to play. A drive that started on the San Francisco 11 yard line only 3 minutes before. Third and three from the Dallas 6-yard line. Sprint Right Option, but the intended reciever, Freddie Solomon had slipped off the line of scrimmage. Montana kept rolling right, and caught Clark in the back corner of the end zone, the ball looking to go out of bounds, but Clark jumping high, over Everson Walls, to make the score!
| The 49ers shattered the record for most points scored by one team in a Superbowl, set in 1985 by the Chicago Bears when they beat the NE Patriots 46-10. How many points did the Niners score to break that record? | San Francisco's Amazing Niners
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55 . In Super Bowl XXIV (1990) San Francisco dominated John Elway and the Denver Broncos to win 55-10. They were up 27-3 at the half. Superbowl MVP Joe Montana completed 297 yards and had 5 touchdowns! Jerry Rice caught three of those touchdowns and had 148 yards!
| The 49ers great wide receiver, Jerry Rice, is in the top 5 of almost all of the receiving records in the NFL. Which college did Bill Walsh draft him from? | San Francisco's Amazing Niners
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Mississippi Valley. Drafted in 1985, Jerry Rice was almost instantly a star. Holding too many records to name, in a single game, in a career, in Superbowls, this player is definitely the greatest wide reciever of modern football.
1987. Young started playing in the '87 season after he was traded from Tampa Bay while an injury-plagued Joe Montana was sidelined. That season, he played in 8 games, and started three of them, the first on Nov. 15th against New Orleans. From then on, the quarterback controversy was wide open.
| The 49ers are known more for their offence than for defence. But the defence does have its moments. Which 49er is tied for the NFL record of most interceptions in one game, a record set back in 1943 by Sammy Baugh? | San Francisco's Amazing Niners
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Dave Baker. Dave Baker and Ronnie Lott hold the 49ers team record for most interceptions in a season, at 10, but only Baker has managed to pick off 4 passes in a single game.
| Most of the 49ers wins in their first five Superbowls were by dominant scores, but the closest Superbowl win by San Francisco was won by only a 4 point margin, and only 34 seconds to the end of the game. Who was the losing team? | San Francisco's Amazing Niners
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Cincinnati. With just over 3 minutes left and down by three points, the 49ers marched 92 yards under the guidance of Joe Montana to score with only 0:34 remaining. This was the closest Superbowl, since the 1982 season when ironically San Francisco defeated Cincinnati by a five-point margin.
| When the Niners retired Bob St. Clair's jersey in the 2001 season, it was the ________ jersey number the 49ers had retired? | San Francisco's Amazing Niners
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9th. The nine jerseys were: 34 Joe Perry, 39 Hugh McElheny, 73 Leo Nomellini, 12 John Brodie, 70 Charlie Krueger, 37 Jimmy Johnson, 87 Dwight Clark, 16 Joe Montana, and 79 Bob St. Clair
187. For the 49ers he has 187 touchdowns, 176 receiving, 10 rushing and one more off of a kickoff return. That's 1122 points!
| The 49ers play in their red and gold uniforms making the team nicknamed, the "gold rush" commemorating the 1849 gold rush of California. In what year were these uniforms adopted? | San Francisco's Amazing Niners
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1947. In their second season in the AAFL, San Francisco went to the field with new uniforms, that have been in use ever since.
t. Although playing in four Superbowls and attempting 122 passes, Montana was never picked off even once. Of those 122 attempts, he completed 83 passes - that's 68%!
| Every year, San Francisco players vote on who they believe deserves the honor of the 49ers annual award for "inspirational and courageous play". After which original 49er is this award named after? | San Francisco's Amazing Niners
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Len Eshmont. Len Eshmont played with the 49ers four seasons only in the AAFL. He was nicknamed the "Fordham Flash". He gained 1,181 yards on 232 carries with the Niners, averaging about 5 yards per carry. He died in 1957 at the age of 39 of Hepatitis.
Chicago Bears. Morabito was warned that the stress of the game put him at risk, but the Niners WERE his life, and he continued to watch the games. At halftime against the Bears in 1957, the team learned that Tony had passed away. They were down 17-7 but rallied to win 21-17 despite a strong game by Chicago.
Bill Walsh . Walsh took over in the 1979 season, with great expectations of him, but went 2-14. He was not sacked because he managed to bring the Niner offence from last place in the NFL to Steve DeBerg setting new NFL records. Two seasons later, Walsh coached the 49ers to the first of their 5 record Superbowl wins.
| How many 49er quarterbacks were inducted into the Hall of Fame in the 20th century? | Random Niner Facts
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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.
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.
| Who had the tip of his pinky amputated so he wouldn't miss the 1985 playoffs? | Random Niner Facts
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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.
4. Lott and Montana played together in Super Bowls XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV. Neither were on the team for Super Bowl XXIX.
They both started playing pro football in a league other than the NFL. Jeff Garcia started his pro career in the Canadian Football league and Steve Young started in the USFL. Only Steve Young's grandfather founded a college(BYU), and only Garcia played for the Eagles and played under former head coach Dennis Ericsson.
5. The Niners won the Super Bowl in each of their 5 appearances in that century (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XIV, XXIX).
Harry Babcock. Babcock was their first. He went #1 in 1953 ahead of Billy Vessels of the Colts. Y.A. Tittle was a first round pick in 1951, Washington in '69, and Druckenmiller in 97. None of them were 1st overall.
| Jerry Rice was the first 49er to score 1000 points in a 49er career. Which kicker's scoring record did he break? | Your San Francisco 49ers!
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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.
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