Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the San Fransisco 49ers for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
The San Francisco 49ers franchise began in 1946 in the All-American Football Conference. The team posted a winning record in all four seasons of the league’s existence and had an impressive 12–2 mark in 1948. But they were in the same division as the Cleveland Browns, the league’s best team. With the league struggling to … Read more
From 1969 to 2006, I was a big fan of NFL football. During those 38 years, I watched many great football games, most from the 1970s. But there was a game from 1991 that I would rank among the best I’ve seen. The SF 49ers finished the 1990 season with a 14–2 record and then … Read more
Dallas fell behind quickly when Vic Washington ran the opening kickoff 97 yards to put the 49ers up 7–0. The Cowboys cut the lead to 7–3 with a 37-yard field goal, and after the teams exchanged turnovers, the 49ers scored another touchdown to go up 14–3. A second Dallas turnover led to another 49ers touchdown. … Read more
Most NFL fans are familiar with the SF 49ers’ success during the 1980s and 1990s, but only some fans realize how close the 49ers came to playing in some Super Bowls in the early 1970s. The franchise began in 1946 in the AAFC. They did pretty well in that league, finishing with a combined 39–15–2 … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XLVII, held on February 3, 2013 at Mercedes-Benz Superdome between the six-time NFC champion San Francisco 49ers and the two-time AFC champion Baltimore Ravens. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for today is: the Ravens’ kicker … Read more