Table of Contents

The Players 10

A selection of the many players who turned the 49ers into an iconic franchise

Steve Young

John Brodie

Y.A. Tittle

Joe Montana

Joe Perry

John Henry Johnson

Jimmy Johnson

Hugh McElhenny

Ronnie Lott

Dave Wilcox

Charlie Krueger

Leo Nomellini

Fred Dean

Bob St. Clair

Dwight Clark

Jerry Rice

R.C. Owens

Roger Craig

Gordon Soltau

Charles Haley

Tom Rathman

Terrell Owens

Bryant Young

Frank Gore

Vernon Davis

The Stories

A collection of the finest stories on the 49ers from Sports Illustrated

The 49ers Lose Their Cool and Get Hot Tex Maule 118

There's Gold in Them Thar Spills Tex Maule 126

Hitter with Heart Jill Lieber 132

An American Dream Leigh Montville 140

Nothing Short of Perfection Rick Telander 150

The Greatest of Rivals Austin Murphy 158

On Top of the World Michael Silver 166

The Top of His Game Michael Silver 174

The Kap Effect Greg Bishop Ben Baskim 186

The Super Bowls 198

In their first five Super Bowl appearances, the 49ers were 5-0

49ers by the numbers 220

The Covers 226