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Gym Dogs Win, Diamond Dogs Fall, and Kirk Olivadotti is Athens-Bound in Friday Night Dawg Bites
Sometimes, a busy day in the life of a sports blogger and a busy day in the life of the athletics program he covers occur on the same day; this was one of those days. Consequently, I am here to wrap up your Free Form Friday with a rapid rundown of significant events in Bulldog Nation; to wit: I...
Remembering the Genius Part 4: An Interview About Bill Walsh
Today we unveil the penultimate piece of the Remembering the Genius series on NinersNation. If you're just finding out about this segment now, Remembering the Genius is a temporary segment that we're running on Wednesdays. Arne Christensen, who posts here as arnec, interviewed David Harris about...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1995
After two weeks off for a variety of reasons (most of which involved needing to devote my time to studying for my first test in more than two years), the Year-by-Year makes a triumphant return. 1995 was one of those awesome, sucky seasons. If you love reading about when the team was really, really...
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: 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...















