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The San Francisco 49ers were charter members of the
All-America Football Conference, which began play
in 1946. Had it not been for the Browns, who won four
championships and lost only four games in the league's
four years of operation, the 49ers would have been
the AAFC's dominant team. Their cumulative record
was an excellent 39-15-2. They handed the Browns two
of their four defeats but finished second each year.
Even in attendance, the 49ers were second best in
the AAFC next to Cleveland. San Francisco 49ers, professional
football team and one of four teams in the Western
Division of the National Football Conference (NFC)
of the National Football League (NFL). The 49ers play
in 3Com Park (formerly Candlestick Park), renamed
in 1995 for its corporate sponsor. The team, which
takes its name from the gold rushers who flooded California
in the late 1840s, wears jerseys of scarlet and gold.
Few NFL teams can boast the individual stars and
strong teams that made the 49ers a dominant power
in the 1980s and 1990s. While on their way to capturing
five Super Bowl titles, the 49ers fielded such players
as running back Roger Craig, wide receiver Jerry Rice,
defensive end Fred Dean, and quarterbacks Joe Montana
and Steve Young. Earlier stars include Hall of Fame
members quarterback Y. A. Tittle, and running backs
Joe “The Jet” Perry and Hugh McElhenny.
Founded in 1946, the 49ers began as part of the All-America
Football Conference (AAFC), reaching the AAFC championship
game in 1949. After the AAFC folded in 1949, the 49ers
joined the NFL. San Francisco returned to the postseason
in 1957 under head coach Frankie Albert. That year
quarterback Tittle captured the player of the year
award and Billy Wilson won his third receiving championship
in four seasons.
The arrival of head coach Dick Nolan in 1968, the
development of a sophisticated defense, and the experience
of quarterback John Brodie helped San Francisco reach
the playoffs for three straight seasons beginning
in 1970. That year league passing champion Brodie
was named NFL player of the year; cornerback Bruce
Taylor, rookie of the year; and Nolan, coach of the
year.
In 1979 new head coach Bill Walsh and a brash rookie
quarterback from Notre Dame named Joe Montana ushered
in an era of unprecedented stability and success for
the 49ers. Two years after the team posted a league-worst
2-14 record, Walsh won coach of the year honors for
steering San Francisco to 13 regular season wins and
a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl
XVI. Carrying San Francisco into the Super Bowl was
a last-minute touchdown pass from Montana to Dwight
Clark that resulted in an NFC championship; it became
known in football history as “The Catch.”
San Francisco returned to the playoffs in 1983, something
they would do in 11 of the following 12 seasons. Montana
finished the year with a 93.1 quarterback rating—the
highest in league history (the rating, which tracks
passing efficiency, is based on completions, yards
gained, touchdowns, and interceptions). A season later
the 49ers dominated the league with an 18-1 overall
win-loss record (including the playoffs) and a victory
over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX.
The 1985 season saw the arrival of Jerry Rice, who
would go on to become the most prolific pass receiver
in NFL history. Rice was named NFC rookie of the year,
while workhorse running back Roger Craig became the
first NFL player to amass 1000 rushing and 1000 receiving
yards in the same season. First-round playoff defeats
in the 1985, 1986, and 1987 seasons were followed
by a last-minute victory over Cincinnati in Super
Bowl XXIII in 1989. Walsh, who had led the 49ers to
three Super Bowl victories, retired at the season’s
end.
George Seifert, the 49ers defensive coordinator since
1983, became head coach in 1989 and the second rookie
head coach in NFL history to lead a team to the Super
Bowl. (Don McCafferty of the Baltimore Colts was the
first, in 1970.) Under Seifert’s leadership,
Montana had his best season ever, winning an NFL most
valuable player (MVP) award, his second of two league
passing championships, and his league-record third
Super Bowl MVP award. The 49ers set or matched 40
records in their defeat of the Denver Broncos in Super
Bowl XXIV.
Steve Young took over for Montana as San Francisco’s
starting quarterback in 1991, capturing the NFL passing
title for the first of a league-record four consecutive
times. Young’s streak culminated in a Super
Bowl XXIX victory over the San Diego Chargers, and
his 112.8 rating in 1994 broke Montana’s league
mark. A year later, Rice broke the NFL’s career
receptions record by catching his 941st pass and the
career yardage record with 14,004 yards. After the
1996 season coach Seifert retired. He was replaced
by former Green Bay Packers assistant coach Steve
Mariucci.
1982 XVI Defeated Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21
1985 XIX Defeated Miami Dolphins, 38-16
1989 XXIII Defeated Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16
1990 XXIV Defeated Denver Broncos, 55-10
1995 XXIX Defeated San Diego Chargers, 49-26
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