The Niners will retire Steve Young’s #8 during their home game on October 5th vs the New England Patriots. “Steve Young is an important part of the 49ers history and tradition,” 49ers owner John York said of the Hall-of-Fame quarterback who was the NFL’s MVP in 1992 and 1994. “He combined talent, character and a [...]
Posted by CJ on July 30th, 2008 in Digging for Gold
Frank Gore needs 966 yards on the ground to move from No. 9 to No. 5 (behind Garrison Hearst) on the 49ers all-time rushing yards list. Gore currently has 3,405 yards, and he realistically can surpass Steve Young (3,577), Kevan Barlow!! (3,614), Hugh McElhenny (4,288) and J.D. Smith (4,370) this season. Hearst is at 5,535, [...]
Posted by CJ on June 11th, 2008 in Opinions
Well, it’s June, the least news-worthy time of the NFL year and there is still quite a bit to get to. Here we go:
Isaac Bruce is ready to make a difference for the 49ers, a long-time rival in his days with the Rams. There is a reminder in the article that Jerry [...]
Tags: jerry rice, steve-young
Posted by Matt Loede on January 23rd, 2008 in Features
ESPN.com has come out with it’s list of the top quarterback performances in Super Bowl history and three of the top five and four of the top 10 are from the San Francisco 49ers. Topping the list was Joe Montana’s 297-yard, five-touchdown performance against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 24. Montana completed 22-of-29 passes [...]
Tags: joe-montana, steve-young
Posted by Matt Loede on August 10th, 2007 in News
A public memorial service for the late San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh will take place at a venue that holds many memories memories for the team and its fans. The gates to Monster Park will open at 10:00 this morning with the free event set to begin an hour later. Yesterday, a private memorial [...]
