The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team
based in San Francisco. The 49ers are actually more known as the
9ers, and according to die-hard football fans, are the greatest NFL
team in history.
49er tickets have always been know to sell out
in a heartbeat, especially during the team's glory years. Part of
the 49ers as well as the 49er tickets popularity is because of the
many great players that they have had. Some 49er legends include
Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, both members of the NFL Hall of Fame.
Of course, who could forget controversial OJ Simpson, who was the
team's famous running back in the 1990s, who was later on accused
of murdering his wife. With stories such as this, no wonder
49ers tickets sold like crazy. If you're a 49ers
fan, you may want to know more 49ers stories, factoids and trivia.
It may just encourage you to find some 49ers tickets for their next
game!
1. The San Francisco 49ers were first a part of the All-American
football conference, the NFL's rival league. The AAFC, due to some
problem had to disband back in the 1949 season. Lucky for us, the
49ers history did not end there. Along with the Baltimore Colts and
the Cleveland Browns, the 49ers made history as one of the 3 AAFC
teams to join the NFL.
2. The second piece of trivia tackles Joe Montana, the reason for
the most 49er tickets sales! Joe Montana was most known for having
the highest passer rating in the NFL for 5 different occasions.
Respectively, it was during the years 1981,1984,1985,1987 and 1989.
1987 and 1989 were more memorable than the other years. During
these 2 timesJoe Montana's passer rating dominated and led the
entire NFL.
3. Joe Montana was arguably the 49ers greatest player and one of
the NFL's greatest quarterbacks of all time. During his senior year
of high school, he was offered 2 full ride scholarships from the
North Carolina State University as well as the University of North
Carolina. However, the scholarships weren't football scholarships,
but they were for him to play basketball! At the beginning of his
freshman year at Notre Dame, Joe Montana's role wasthe 7th string
quarter back. After he led his school to the 1977 national title,
he had been upped to third string. At the beginning of that
championship year, Joe Montana was now listed third on the
quarterback depth chart. Despite his talent, he was only picked in
the 3rd round of the NFL draft.
The 49ers are an amazing football team with a rich history. There
is so much to learn about this long standing sports team. Get a
firsthand experience with them by getting some 49er tickets and
watching the famed football team play live!
Date Published: Feb 22, 2011 - 6:45 am