Why I Came to Love the San Francisco 49ers

By Ken Stansell
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: May 18, 2009

... >That was the term my Dad used to describe the 49ers when I asked him as a young boy why he was a fan of the 49ers as opposed to the cross-town Oakland Raiders. My Dad told me that the 49ers were a colorful and entertaining team to watch.

I was 13 years old at the time and my Dad seemed particularly interested in the 49ers that season. It was 1970. Unbeknownst to me, the 49ers were about to begin a three year stretch of back-to-back-to-back NFC West Division Championships under then head coach Dick Nolan.

So, as my Dad watched and listened to games of his beloved 49ers that season, I began to watch and listen too. In earnest.

I remember the 49ers needing to win their final regular season game that year to even make the playoffs. As fate would have it, the 49ers final regular season opponent, the sole remain...

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Why I Came to Love the San Francisco 49ers

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