Steve Young’s first professional contract was with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL. He made his debut with the Express on April 1, 1984 at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, against the New Jersey Generals. New Jersey’s most recognizable player was Herschel Walker; Jojo Townsell was probably the best Express player besides Young. The [...]
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Steve Young in the USFL
Posted in Players, tagged 1984 USFL, Brian Sipe, Los Angeles Express, New Jersey Generals, Steve Young, USFL on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Jerry Rice at Mississippi Valley State
Posted in Players, tagged 1984 Delta Devils, Archie Cooley, Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State, Willie Totten on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Jerry Rice’s senior year at Mississippi Valley State, coach Archie Cooley had refined his no-huddle offense into a machine that dominated most opponents. The Delta Devils went 9-1 in 1984, scored 60.9 points per game, and had nearly 500 yards passing per game. In the playoffs though, they lost 66-19 to Louisiana Tech in [...]
Montana in October 1991
Posted in Players, tagged Joe Montana on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joe Montana had in-season surgery for the second time in October 1991, to reattach the common flexor tendon of his right elbow bone. The tendon was partially torn in training camp, then fully torn in early October when Montana was testing it after seven weeks of rest. He came back for one last 49ers game [...]
Montana in Retirement
Posted in Players, tagged Joe Montana on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joe Montana’s retirement followed a very hard hit in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-13 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game after the 1993 season, when he was knocked out by three charging defenders. Montana said it “felt like a lightning bolt went right through my head.”
He grabbed his face mask to [...]
Ricky Watters
Posted in Players, tagged Ricky Watters on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watters took over for Roger Craig as the 49ers’ feature back in the early ’90s, getting to the Pro Bowl in 1992 through 1994. But the 49ers’ top brass wasn’t all that satisfied with him, and offered a relatively low contract when he became a free agent after the Super Bowl vs. the Chargers, so [...]
Ronnie Lott
Posted in Players, tagged Ronnie Lott on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ronnie Lott was born in Albuquerque as the son of a military man, and the family moved around for 10 years before winding up in Rialto, CA, in the San Fernando Valley east of L.A. Roy, his father, said: ”We had rough times. But I said I was going to be involved in my kids’ [...]
A Mustached Joe Montana
Posted in Players, tagged Fu Manchu mustache, Mustached Joe Montana on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In recognition of the 49ers celebration of the mustaches of days gone by in their season-ending game, here is a picture of Joe Montana with a Fu Manchu mustache from his rookie year, 1979, during training camp.
Roger Craig
Posted in Players, tagged Roger Craig on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Craig was probably the most valuable player on the 49ers’ 1988 team: his incredible game in Anaheim against the Rams that October enabled a 24-21 victory, without which the 49ers probably wouldn’t have even made the playoffs. He still stands as likely the 49ers’ top running back in franchise history. Craig grew up in the [...]
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