The San Francisco 49ers participate in the National Football League (NFL) and are based in San Francisco, California. San Francisco plays its games in the West of the NFC. The San Francisco 49ers, founded in 1946, play home games at Candlestick Park and have won five NFL Titles (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994).
Folks, I always hate to write in bearing bad news, but you know, the San Francisco 49ers actually DID have a history before Joe Montana. Of all the cities which you would expect to have football teams and devoted fans, San Francisco perhaps pops into your head next to last. Well, obviously team owners follow the money, and San Francisco - though not quite as large as its California brothers Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose - has a huge population and massive truckloads … more
Let's go, Niners, LET'S GO!!!! I'm so proud of my hometown for making it to the NFC Championships and I have the faith that they'll go all the way to the Super Bowl! I'm not the biggest football fan, so some might call me a bandwagoner, which I don't think is the case. I don't like football, I still don't really care about it but, I can be proud that my hometown team has gotten this far. The last time they were here was 1997 and I was living in Lake Tahoe at the time. … more