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Retired 49er Greats
Jan 28, 2021 at 9:03 PM
- Bellaleo
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Love it. One of my top 5 favourite 49ers of all time.
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Jan 28, 2021 at 10:03 PM
- Bay2Bay9erAllday
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Jan 28, 2021 at 11:49 PM
- AB81Rules
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Always love Rathman, a beast, I was bummed when he wasn't kept around as a our backs coach, but we got a good one in Turner. But Rathman was one of the best.
Jan 29, 2021 at 1:21 AM
- English
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Originally posted by Afrikan:How do you add an official tag to a thread title?
Anything for Tom.
Jan 29, 2021 at 2:50 AM
- LayTheWoodall
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There is something magical about that era (camelot) of the 49ers and those players... specifically the uniforms. Obviously I'm a biased Niner fan, but they evoke the same emotion as seeing a superhero costume. This thread will be great!
Jan 29, 2021 at 2:58 AM
- LifelongNiner
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Congratulations Woody!!
I especially loved reading Frank Gore's message to him. Fantastic coach and player.
I especially loved reading Frank Gore's message to him. Fantastic coach and player.
Jan 29, 2021 at 6:09 AM
- VaBeachNiner
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Jan 29, 2021 at 6:25 AM
- linkboy
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My all time favorite description of Rathman came from Merlin Olson on the Super Bowl XXIII TV broadcast. He was describing the differences in running styles between Craig and Rathman.
"If you go high on Craig, he'll kick you off with that patented high running style of his.
You go high on Rathman, he'll break your head off."
If that's not an apt description for how Tom Rathman played the game, I don't know what is.
"If you go high on Craig, he'll kick you off with that patented high running style of his.
You go high on Rathman, he'll break your head off."
If that's not an apt description for how Tom Rathman played the game, I don't know what is.
Jan 29, 2021 at 7:57 AM
- fropwns
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Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Dudes knees were straight gone after that block!
Jan 29, 2021 at 9:23 AM
- walker807
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Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Gonna give this play the AA type of breakdowns.
44 looks confused, blocks nobody, pushes his own guys in the back (wrong team dummy), has 3 different guys he could block, wiffs on all of them almost getting his QB killed, not seen rest of play, probably tackled his own guy.
Jan 29, 2021 at 9:40 AM
- thl408
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This needs to be on page 1 just because
Jan 29, 2021 at 9:50 AM
- 49AllTheTime
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too early to add JG here?
Jan 29, 2021 at 9:57 AM
- 49er-from-Yavin-IV
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Growing up in the 80's and 90's it was difficult not to think winning was just the way it was as a 49ers fan.
Then as the 90's closed and we entered the 2000's it became clear that the success we previously enjoyed was the anomaly.
A lot of s**t has to go right, and once upon a time it did for the 49ers.
Has gone partially right about four times for the 49ers in the 21st century, but not close enough to fully right.
Then as the 90's closed and we entered the 2000's it became clear that the success we previously enjoyed was the anomaly.
A lot of s**t has to go right, and once upon a time it did for the 49ers.
Has gone partially right about four times for the 49ers in the 21st century, but not close enough to fully right.
Jan 29, 2021 at 10:40 AM
- socal9er42
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Originally posted by Afrikan:
How do you add an official tag to a thread title?
Always felt we should have a thread dedicated for former 9er players. Either for posting random old pics, or for questions asked/answered.
Anyway, congrats Tom!
Those were the days! My favorite Backfield of all time.