But after catching a 19-yard pass from Anderson at the 5-yard line, wide receiver Cris Collinsworth lost a fumble while being tackled by 49ers defensive back Eric Wright.

With just 15 seconds left in the half, Ray Wersching's ensuing squib kick was muffed by Bengals running back Archie Griffin, and the 49ers recovered the ball on the Bengals 4-yard line.

But San Francisco linebackers Dan Bunz, Jack " Hacksaw " Reynolds and cornerback Ronnie Lott tackled him for no gain, giving the ball back to the 49ers.

The 49ers only gained 8 yards on their ensuing drive, and Bengals got the ball back after receiving Jim Miller's 44 yard punt at their own 47-yard line.

Running back Roger Craig was one of the 49ers ' major weapons, both rushing and receiving.

The 49ers managed to advance to the 41-yard line but were forced to punt, and Dolphins defensive back Fulton Walker returned the punt 9 yards to the Miami 36-yard line.

Miami then had to punt again on their ensuing possession, and San Francisco defensive back Dana McLemore returned the ball 28 yards to the 49ers ' 45-yard line.

49ers running back Roger Craig then closed out the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run on the next play to make the final score of the game 55 – 10.

The 49ers ( now led by Steve Young ) tried to run out the clock on their ensuing possession, but San Francisco running back Roger Craig had the ball dislodged by nosetackle Erik Howard, and Lawrence Taylor recovered the fumble in mid-air with 2: 36 remaining.

After forcing the Chargers to punt, the 49ers advanced 79 yards in four plays, with Young rushing for 21 yards and then throwing 51-yard touchdown pass to running back Ricky Watters to give San Francisco a 14-0 lead less than 5 minutes into the first quarter, and setting a Super Bowl record for the fastest " second " touchdown scored by a team.

The Chargers then drove to their own 46-yard line, but 49ers defensive back Eric Davis intercepted Humphries ' third down pass in the end zone with 10 seconds left in the half, and the score remained 28-10 at halftime.

The Chargers responded with a 13-play, 59-yard drive to get to the San Francisco 7-yard line, but 49ers defensive back Deion Sanders intercepted backup quarterback Gale Gilbert's fourth down pass in the end zone.

* 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.

* Kermit Alexander, defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers

NFL running back Brian Westbrook, known for playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and currently playing for the San Francisco 49ers, grew up in Clinton.

* Brian Westbrook, former Villanova football star ( 1997 – 2001 ) and current running back for the San Francisco 49ers

* Lance Schulters ( born 1975 ), former defensive back in the NFL and played for Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers.

Bill Romanowski, a business major, holds the defensive record as an NFL player for most consecutive games played at 243, is the only linebacker in history to start in 5 Super Bowls, and also shares a record as one of only three players in NFL history to win back to back Super Bowls with two different organizations, the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos.

The Redskins led 21 – 0 at the start of the fourth quarter, but Montana helped lead the 49ers back.

During a Week 3 Monday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Young was violently sacked by Cardinals ' cornerback Aeneas Williams due to a missed blocking assignment by 49ers ' running back Lawrence Phillips.

The Ravens got their second-round pick back from San Francisco, and the 49ers in turn received a conditional fifth-round pick and defensive end Brandon Whiting from the Eagles in exchange for the rights to Owens.

Bruce Bosley, a four-time All-Pro for the San Francisco 49ers and a standout player at West Virginia in the 1950s, starred as running back at the now-shuttered Green Bank High School.

Clark leaped and caught a sixteen-yard pass from quarterback Joe Montana in the back of the end zone to give the 49ers a 28 – 27 victory.

They became the first NFL team to wear all-black uniforms in a week 5 road game against the Carolina Panthers, and again in weeks 16 and 17 in home games against the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers ; the Saints were outscored 78-10 in the final two contests to end a 7-9 campaign.

* San Francisco 49ers – Famously wore their 1955-era throwback uniforms for nearly all of the 1994 season and subsequent playoffs, including their Super Bowl victory ( a fashion statement that perhaps set the stage for the throwback craze in later seasons ).

The San Francisco 49ers wore replicas of their 1955 uniforms in their Super Bowl XXIX victory.

The uniforms were well-liked enough that the 49ers brought them back, in slightly modified form, for 1996-1997.

Meanwhile the San Francisco 49ers wore their 1980s-style home red uniforms as throwbacks in 2002 ( in 2005 the team re-designated them as alternate uniforms to be worn 1-2 home games a season ).

* San Francisco 49ers – New uniforms.

After retiring from the 49ers, Walsh returned as head coach at Stanford and later served as Cardinal athletic director.

The 1981 season saw Walsh lead the 49ers to a Super Bowl championship ; the team rose from the cellar to the top of the NFL in just two seasons.

The Rams were only one year removed from a Super Bowl appearance, and had dominated the series with the 49ers for nearly a decade.

The 49ers came from behind to win the game on Dwight Clark's memorable TD reception ( The Catch ), propelling Walsh to his first Super Bowl.

Meanwhile, in a November 15, 1953 game against the 49ers, Otto Graham took an elbow from linebacker Art Michalik that put a gash on his face requiring 15 stitches.

The two conference title games led to a hot bidding war between the clubs for players ; the Niners signed cornerback Deion Sanders from the Atlanta Falcons and also signed linebacker Ken Norton, Jr. from the Cowboys ; they defeated the Cowboys 21-14 in the 1994 regular season and then hosted the Cowboys in that year's Conference title game, with the Cowboys now coached by Barry Switzer ; the 49ers raced to a 21-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the first quarter and won 38-28 en route to Super Bowl XXIX.

The Cowboys then signed Sanders from the 49ers for 1995 and despite losing to San Francisco 38-20 in the regular season won Super Bowl XXX.

" Its state-of-the-art design minimizes wind-chill, it is well served by mass transit, and it has spectacular views of the bay and the city skyline, a trait that had been missing from Candlestick Park since its redesign in the early 1970s to accommodate the 49ers.

After recovering the fumble, the 49ers drove for a Super Bowl record 92 yards, scoring on an 10-yard pass from Montana to fullback Earl Cooper, increasing their lead to 14 – 0.

According to the NFL's highlight film for the game, the 49ers had discovered Wersching's ability to effectively use the squib during their 1981 season opener when a leg injury kept him from fully powering into the football.

A false start penalty against San Francisco prevented them from attempting to score a touchdown, but Wersching kicked a 26-yard field goal, increasing the 49ers ' lead, 20 – 0, which was the largest halftime lead in Super Bowl history to that date.

After a 5-yard rush by Nathan, the Dolphins went into a no-huddle offense, preventing the 49ers from making substitutions and keeping their run defense on the field.

The score proved to be the last one from either team, as the defenses of both teams took over for the rest of the game-especially the 49ers ' defense, who intercepted Marino twice.

On their opening possession, Denver was forced to punt after three plays and the 49ers scored on their ensuing drive, marching 66 yards and scoring on a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Montana to receiver Jerry Rice.

Ten plays after the fumble recovery, the 49ers scored on a 7-yard pass from Montana to tight end Brent Jones.

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.

Elway's 13-yard completion to Johnson, a 34-yard run from Humphrey, and a pass interference penalty on 49ers linebacker Bill Romanowski moved the ball to the San Francisco 1-yard line.

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 free agents enabled the 49ers to jump from the 18th ranked defense in the league to the 8th, and to jump from the league's 16th best defense against the run to the 2nd.

The 49ers dominated the game right from the start, and had never trailed the Chargers in the game.

Later in the second quarter, Chargers punter Bryan Wagner's 40-yard punt from his own 9-yard line gave the 49ers the ball at the San Diego 49.

A 33-yard completion from Young to tight end Brent Jones helped the 49ers reach the San Diego 29-yard line on their next possession, but Young's third down pass to Jones was overthrown and rookie kicker Doug Brien missed a 47-yard field goal attempt.