Team Stats–Football Edition

Jennifer Besel, editor; Grant Gould & Michael Sellner, designers; Omay Ayres, photo researcher

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Storm, Marysa, author. Title: Highlights of the San Francisco 49ers / by Marysa Storm. Other titles: Highlights of the San Francisco Forty-niners Description: Mankato, Minnesota : Black Rabbit Books, [2019] | Series: Bolt. Team stats. Football edition | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017050543| ISBN 9781680724387 (library binding) | CHAPTER 1 ISBN 9781680727326 (paperback) | ISBN 9781680725544 (e-book) Subjects: LCSH: San Francisco 49ers (Football team)—History—Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC GV956.S3 S86 2019 | DDC 796.332/640979461—dc23 On the Field...... 5 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017050543

Printed in China. 3/18 CHAPTER 2 History of the 49ers. . .6 CHAPTER 3 Image Credits Greatest Moments. . . .10 Alamy: Cal Sport Media, 13; AP Images: NFL/ LIEBB, 4–5; Tom Hauck, 16–17 (bkgd); commons.wikimedia.org: 8–9 (trophy); CHAPTER 4 L. C. McClure, 6 (b); Dreamstime: Jerry Coli, 21; Getty: Bob Landry, 6 (t); Brian Bahr / Stringer, 16 (t); David Stars of the 49ers. . . .19 Madison, 26; Ezra Shaw, 28–29 (t); Focus On Sport, 8, 16–17 (foreground); John W. McDonough, 23; Mickey Pfleger, 18–19 (t), 22, 24 (Young); Noah Graham / Stringer, 3; Peter Read Miller, 15; Walter Iooss Jr., 12; Newscom: Ron Wyatt, 25 (Montana); Tom Other Resources...... 30 Hauck/Icon SMI 719, Cover; Shutterstock: EFKS, 24–25 (bkgd); enterlinedesign, 28–29 (b); Orgus88, 14; Svyatoslav Aleksandrov, 31; VitaminCo, 18, 32 (ball); USA TODAY Sports: Kelvin Kuo, 1; Malcolm Emmons, 11 Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders for material reproduced in this book. Any omis- sions will be rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to the publisher. CHAPTER 1

On the

It was the 1989 Super Bowl. Less than four minutes of the game remained. The San Francisco 49ers’ opponents led by three points. And the team was far from scoring. Quarterback Joe Montana didn’t give up, though. He led the 49ers on a 92-yard drive. With 34 seconds left, the 49ers made a touchdown! The team won its third Super Bowl.

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of the 49ers

Tony Morabito started the 49ers in 1946. The young team struggled. From 1950 to 1969, it only played in the playoffs once. The team made it to the NFC championship game in 1971 and 1972. But it lost both times.

In 1849, many people came to California looking for gold. The team’s name comes from this gold rush.

6 7 Taking Over

In 1979, Bill Walsh became coach. He drafted Montana that same year. Together, the two led the team to victory. In 1981, the team won its championship. But the 49ers didn’t stop there. It won that season’s Super Bowl too. The team has won four 1982 Super Bowl vs. Cincinnati Bengals win 26–21 Super Bowls since. 1985 Super Bowl vs. Miami Dolphins win 38–16 1989 Super Bowl vs. Cincinnati Bengals win 20–16 1990 Super Bowl vs. Denver Broncos win 55–10 1995 Super Bowl vs. San Diego Chargers win 49–26 2013 Super Bowl vs. Baltimore Ravens loss 31–34

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