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Today in Sports History: March 16th
3/16/1974 - A's sign Herb Washington The Oakland Athletics sign Herb Washington, then the world record-holder in the 50- and 60-yard dash, to a major league contract. Washington, who had no baseball experience outside of high school, was tapped for the sole purpose of running the bases. In 1974,...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1975
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1975 season. Dealing with a huge amount of roster turnover over the last three years, including the losses of John Brodie, Dave Wilcox two starting halfbacks, two starting offensive lineman, two starting defensive lineman, the...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1974
What follows is a brief historical summary of the San Francisco 49ers' 1974 season. After the retirement of John Brodie, how would the offense respond? Who would emere, if anybody, as the new quarterback of the future? For a team coming off of a 5-9 season and only appearing to get worse, could...
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