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Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana: It Is On Like Donkey Kong
This Sunday (in the Super Bowl that actually is not taking place because football ended already, right?), Tom Brady will take his second crack at winning his fourth Super Bowl ring when the Patriots meet the New York Giants. If he gets that elusive fourth ring, he will join Joe Montana and Terry...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1986
This is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1986 season. Following the disappointment of the frustrating 1985 season, how would the 49ers respond in 1986? What exactly did Bill Walsh do in the draft that made it stand out even against a history of great drafting? With Joe Montana's...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1985
This is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1985 season. Following the unprecedented success of 1984, how would the 49ers respond as defending champions? What impact would rookie wide receiver Jerry Rice have on the course of the season? Why do I, after all these weeks, need you...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1984
I would like you to enjoy a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' historic 1984 season. After 1982 and 1983, the 49ers were still a team without a definite or recognized identity as a true league power. They felt differently in their hearts, however, and this will show you how that...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1983
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1983 season. How would the team recover after their devastatingly poor 1982 season? What impact would the offseason additions of Wendell Tyler and Roger Craig have on the team? Who was, and what became of, Riki Ellison? Read on to...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1981
What follows is a brief historical summary of the 49ers 1981 season. 1981 needs no introduction. Just three years into Bill Walsh's tenure as head coach, the 49ers not only reach the Super Bowl, they win it. Read on to see exactly how it happened. And then learn something about Fred...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1980
What follows is a brief historical summary of the San Francisco 49ers' 1980 season. Bill Walsh was taking the team into his sophomore campaign. Joe Montana was slowly wresting the starting job from Steve DeBerg. The defense was ... awful. 1980 was a transitional year, as the team shed the last...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1978
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1978 season. This season doesn't require much in the way of introduction. It was, simply put, the worst season in franchise history. How did it all go wrong? Exactly how psychotic was Joe Thomas? What was the turning point of...
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