Before the start of the 1993 season, team owner Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. announced that he wanted Montana to resume his role as starting quarterback for the 49ers.

The Edwards investigation also tarnished the reputation of San Francisco 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., who admitted to paying Edwards $ 400, 000 in exchange for Edwards's assistance in securing a casino license.

San Francisco 49ers owner Denise DeBartolo York and Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder had future expansion rights to their respective cities.

Edward John DeBartolo Jr. ( born November 6, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio ) is an American businessman, perhaps best known as the former owner of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers.

In 1994 while coaching for the 49ers, Shanahan added to the ongoing feud between him and Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis when he had then QB Elvis Grbac throw a football at Davis's head.

Other notable graduates include John York, owner of the San Francisco 49ers ; Stephen Jones, chief operating officer of the Dallas Cowboys ; Bill Davis, a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR ) team owner ; actor Gil Gerard, best known as television ’ s Buck Rogers ; and John Allen Nelson, a noted television actor.

Later in the second quarter, wide receiver John Taylor's 17-yard punt return gave the 49ers the ball near midfield, and they scored another touchdown with a 38-yard completion from Montana to Rice, increasing their lead to 27 – 3 at the end of the half.

However, with the exception of a 61-yard touchdown pass from Montana to wide receiver John Taylor, the Giants contained the 49ers ' offense extremely well.

The Hawaiians also signed Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl WR John Gilliam and San Francisco 49ers All-Pro TE Ted Kwalick.

Memphis head coach John McVay went on to become head coach of the New York Giants, but had more success as general manager of the San Francisco 49ers during the 1980s dynasty years.

: John Isenbarger, WR ( San Francisco 49ers ) 1975

* Wayne Baker, selected in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, played for the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders before being cut by coach John Madden.

* John Taylor ( born 1962 ), wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers.

* John Thomas ( American football ) ( born 1935 ), American football player for the San Francisco 49ers

Many credit Young's turnaround to the arrival of then 49ers Offensive Coordinator Mike Shanahan, who mentored Young just as he would mentor John Elway in the years to come.

John Gregory Taylor ( born March 31, 1962 ) is a former American football wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers.

It is interesting to note that NFL Alumni John Madden, of the Oakland Raiders & Bill Walsh, of the SF 49ers, both played & coached at the College of San Mateo, early in their careers.

The Sports Hall of Fame at UT includes former New York Yankees Lou Piniella and Tino Martinez, and former NFL players Freddie Solomon of the San Francisco 49ers and John Matuszak of the Oakland Raiders.

John Riley Brodie ( born August 14, 1935 ) is a former professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer.

Christopher John Doleman ( born October 16, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana ) is a former American Football defensive end who played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, and San Francisco 49ers from 1985 to 1999.

The fan base is evenly split between those two teams, with the San Francisco 49ers also having a small following due to team owners John and Denise DeBartolo York being based out of the Youngstown suburb of Canfield, Ohio.

In the third quarter, the 49ers marched 78 yards to score on tight end John Frank's 5-yard touchdown reception from Montana.

After forcing a punt, Joe Theismann's 46-yard completion to tight end Clint Didier moved the ball to the 49ers 18-yard line, setting up a 4-yard touchdown run by fullback John Riggins with 6: 16 left in the half.

Quarterback John Brodie lead the 49ers to their first NFL playoff victory by throwing for 201 yards and touchdown and rushing for another.

The 49ers cut the lead to 17-10 with quarterback John Brodie's 26-yard touchdown pass to Dick Witcher, but were shut out for the rest of the game.

During the mid-1950s, Perry was a member of the San Francisco 49ers " Million Dollar Backfield ", playing along side Hugh McElhenny, John Henry Johnson and Y. A.

Franklin John Michael Gore ( born May 14, 1983 ) is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.

The Browns had few worthy rivals among the AAFC's eight teams, but the New York Yankees and San Francisco 49ers were their closest competition.

Starting in week 13 of the 2006 season, the Saints wore black pants with the black jerseys against the San Francisco 49ers, and in a Week 16 game in The Meadowlands against the New York Giants ( a 30 – 7 Saints win ), the Saints wore the black pants with their road white jerseys.

* Total Touchdowns, Game: 4 Joe Horn ( December 14, 2003 vs New York Giants ) & Reggie Bush ( December 3, 2006 vs San Francisco 49ers )

The 49ers posted a 13-3 regular season record, and playoff wins over the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys.

Meanwhile, the 49ers went on to defeat the New York Giants, 38-24, and then narrowly beat the Dallas Cowboys, 28-27, on a last minute touchdown pass known as The Catch.

Also, in the Sliders episode " Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome ", Quinn recognized he was not home on his Earth due to a newspaper headline that showed the 49ers had beaten the New York Jets in Super Bowl XIX.

The 49ers then entered the NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams, who had defeated San Francisco in one of their two regular season games against them and were coming off postseason wins against two of the NFC's toughest teams, the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Therefore, the 49ers entered the game favored to win by more than 18 points, exceeded only by the 19 point spread in which the Baltimore Colts were favored over the New York Jets in Super Bowl III.

The Redskins ' five appearances are tied with the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders, New York Giants, and Miami Dolphins.

Only five teams have more Super Bowl wins than the Redskins: the Pittsburgh Steelers ( 6 ), Dallas Cowboys ( 5 ), San Francisco 49ers ( 5 ), Green Bay Packers ( 4 ), and New York Giants ( 4 ).

During their four-year partnership, they wrote five comedies – Dulcy ( 1921 ), To the Ladies ( 1922 ), Merton of the Movies ( 1922 ), The Deep Tangled Wildwood ( 1923 ) and Beggar on Horseback ( 1924 ) – and also co-directed and contributed sketches to the 1922 revue The ' 49ers, collaborated on the book to the musical comedy Helen of Troy, New York ( 1923 ), and wrote both the book and lyrics for another musical comedy, Be Yourself ( 1924 ).

* Most fumbles recovered, game: 4 ; Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants, October 25, 1953 ; Sam Etcheverry, St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, September 17, 1961 ; Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 12, 1969 ; Joe Ferguson, Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, September 18, 1977 ; Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Oakland Raiders, November 30, 1986 ( OT ).

* Aaron Thomas ( 1937-present ), NFL player, tight end for San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants, grew up in Weed, and graduated from Weed High School.

* Dexter Carter, running back for San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets from 1990 to 1996, was born in Baxley and graduated from Appling County High School.

* The borough is home to former Major League Baseball player, Frank Bolick, former New York Jets football player Dan Ficca, current Philadelphia Eagles assistant coach to Andy Reid, Bret Veach, former San Francisco 49ers player Len Eshmont, and former New York State Billiards Champion Dave Daya.

* Jim Burt, former NFL nose tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants

Among them were Ray Pinney of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Cedrick Hardman of the 1970s San Francisco 49ers and early 1980s Oakland Raiders, Anthony Carter ( Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions ), Arthur Whittington ( Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills ), Bobby Hebert ( New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons ), Gary Plummer ( San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers ), Raymond Chester ( Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts ), Albert Bentley ( Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers ), Dave Browning ( Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots ), Ray Bentley ( Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals ), Dale Markham ( St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers ) and Derek Holloway ( Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ).

In their first two playoff games, the 49ers defeated the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears by a combined score of 44-10.

Aided in part by Montana's performance at quarterback, the 49ers advanced to the NFL Playoffs again in 1985 ; however, they lost in the NFC Wild card game to the New York Giants.

The 49ers hosted the New York Giants in the Wildcard playoff round, and after falling behind 38-14 the 49ers erupted to 25 unanswered points ; Owens had two touchdown catches and caught two 2-point conversions in the 49ers ' 39-38 win.