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KNBR

KNBR, "The Sports Leader", are the call letters associated with 680 AM in San Francisco and KTCT 1050 AM in San Mateo, USA. Between the two stations, the entire seasons of San Francisco Giants baseball, Golden State Warriors basketball, San Jose SaberCats arena football, and San Francisco 49ers football are broadcast to the San Francisco Bay Area. KNBR is one of two class A 50,000 watt clear channel stations in the Bay Area, and the only one in the area to use a non-directional transmitter (the other, KGO-AM, directs its signal mainly to the north and south in order to have a stronger signal on the more populated west coast and to protect WGY in Schenectady, NY). At night, KNBR can be heard throughout much of the western United States and in the Hawaiian Islands. KNBR began life as KPO, owned by the Hale Brothers department store and the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. Originally located in the Hale store at Market and 5th (now site of Marshall's and other stores), its horizontal wire antenna on the roof was so efficient it immediately attracted the attention of audiences all over the Pacific Coast. In 1927, KPO became an affiliate of the new NBC radio network. Eventually, KPO was sold to NBC, where its operation was consolidated into that of its co-owned KGO at 111 Sutter Street. From there, NBC operated its West Coast network, feeding dozens of stations and operating a news bureau to serve NBC. From this address, NBC maintained a fulltime orchestra, five studios, and produced many live shows. During the rise of Hollywood, NBC's radio operation was moved to Los Angeles. In 1941, just before World War II, NBC constructed Radio City at 420 Taylor Street, considered one of the best radio facilities built during radio's golden age. However, with the network control having been move to Los Angeles, the San Francisco NBC building was never fully utilized. (Later, the building housed KBHK TV, and now houses the headquarters of a janitorial service.) During World War II, KPO's news bureau was the major source for NBC of news about the war in the Pacific, and operated shortwave radio stations (transmitters located in Dixon) serving the world. It was at the KPO (RCA) shortwave facility that the message was received that Japanese emperor Hirohito had surrendered, ending World War II. In 1946, to shore up its reputation as an NBC station (and the only radio station NBC ever owned on the West Coast), the callsign was changed from KPO to KNBC. This change lasted until 1960, when the callsign was applied to NBC's TV station in Los Angeles, and the radio station was renamed KNBR. In the 1950s when NBC scrapped its comedy, drama, variety shows, and serials, the Los Angeles facility was sold and demolished, and KNBC/KNBR once again became the West Coast NBC network control center and West Coast NBC Radio news operation. In 1986 when NBC got out of the radio business, KNBR was sold to Susquehanna Corporation, a longtime radio station operator. KNBR has long been linked with 680 AM. Several years after KNBR's parent company acquired 1050 AM and converted it into KTCT, "The Ticket 1050," the company opted to re-brand that other station as another version of KNBR. An all-sports format stations, both KNBRs features game broadcasts and sports talk, including shows hosted by Bay Area staples Ralph Barbieri, Tom Tolbert, and KRON's Gary Radnich. Some shows are simulcast on both 680 and 1050.

Sports content

KNBR is the longtime radio home of the San Francisco Giants. Giants broadcasters and former Giants Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, affectionately known as "Kruk and Kuip," are considered to be broadcasting elite in baseball, as is San Francisco native and ESPN broadcaster Jon Miller, who is also a part on the Giants' on-air team. Recent additions Dave Flemming and Greg Papa round out the Giants' broadcast team. Tim Roye is the Play-by-Play Announcer for the Golden State Warriors, and is joined by Jim Barnett on non-televised games. A vast array of announcers participate in San Jose SaberCats broadcasts, including Bob Fitzgerald, Keena Turner, George Atkinson, Tim Liotta, F.P. Santangelo, and Troy Clardy. In 2005 KNBR became the official radio home of the San Francisco 49ers. 49ers games are broadcast by Joe Starkey and Gary Plummer. KNBR is also an affiliate of ESPN Radio, and carries selected content and games from the national network.

Historical

The station's original call letters were KPO, as part of RCA Corporation's NBC radio network. On Sunday, November 23, 1947, in a "gala broadcast" from "Radio City", 420 Taylor Street at O'Farrell in San Francisco, KPO adopted the call letters "KNBC".
- [http://www.bayarearadio.org/audio/kpo/kpo-knbc_nov-23-1947.shtml Recording and Further Reading: bayarearearadio.org] Later, NBC determined that its fledgling television station in Los Angeles should adopt the call letters KNBC. Television station KNBH Los Angeles (with the H for Hollywood) had become KRCA, and was then renamed KNBC. At the same time, KNBC San Francisco was renamed KNBR. RCA was bought by General Electric in 1986, and although KNBR remained a part of the "NBC Radio Network" until its dissolution, the call letters' association to NBC no longer holds.
- [http://www.airwaves.com/archive2/4739.html Reference: Airwaves.com]
- [http://www.geocities.com/kfrcrc/wcrnarchive.html 'Radio City' Reference: "San Francisco's Broadcast Center of the 1930s"] KNBR is presently (June 2005) owned by [http://www.susquehannaradio.com/]Susquehanna Radio Corp., a subsidiary of [http://www.suspfz.com/]Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Company. The company in April, 2005, announced plans to sell its broadcast properties.
- [http://www.susquehannaradio.com/pressroom/SPC%20Master%20Press%20Release%20-%20042005.pdf Reference: Susquehanna Press Release, 4-20-2005]

Schedules and shows

Programming from KNBR's flagship station (680 AM) is discussed here. For "KNBR 1050" (KTCT), see entry.

Past programs

- "Frank And Mike in the Morning"
- Frank Dill and Mike Cleary (hosts)
- Cammy Blackstone (traffic, occasional news, character voices)
- Kim Wonderley (traffic, occasional news, character voices)
- Kevin Radich ("Kevin the Rat") (sports) This long-running show (1978-1995) was a staple of San Francisco Bay Area morning drive-time radio. It was variety show with interviews, light satire (sketch comedy, complete with characters), and occasional remote broadcasts, such as from the AT&T Pebble Beach Open. Until the early '90s it, along with the rest of the station, also featured Adult Contemporary music selections. While "Frank" usually played the straight man, "Mike" provided the majority of the program's ubiquitous sketch-comedy character voices, which included a confused newsman, a chef ("Julia Chives"), an heiress ("Noone Gotmore Danyudu"), and others. Cleary left the show in the '90s and was replaced by other sidekicks, including traffic reporters Blackstone and Wonderley and sports reporter Radich. John Madden appeared with Dill regularly for several years; shortly after Dill retired, he moved his daily show to competitor KCBS-AM.
- "C.J. Bronson"
- "Carter B. Smith"
- "The Steve Jamison Couch"
- Steve Jamison (host) Typically an interview show, rather than a call-in show, Steve Jamison typically interviewed notable figures from the Bay Area, as well as national newsmakers and figures from entertainment.
- "The Leo Laporte Show"
- Leo Laporte (host) A relaxed afternoon talk show with an electic focus. Laporte went on to develop and host KNBR's "California Weekend", a block of weekend talk shows that lasted (in various forms) until KNBR's adoption of an all-sports format in the 1990s.
- "Joel A. Spivak, Speaking"
- "The Peter B. Collins Show" An afternoon [drive-time] talk show focused primarily on current events, with various entertainment elements. These included "Dialing for Dorks", in which Collins called various shady companies whose advertising he or listeners had received.
- "Sportsphone 68"
- Hank Greenwald (host)
- Ken Dito (host)
- Dave Newhouse (host)
- Ralph Barbieri (host) The station's flagship program, later known as "SportsPhone 680", has featured numerous hosts over the years. The program was one of the first sports talk shows available in the San Francisco Bay Area, and eventually helped steer KNBR toward an all-sports format in the 1990s.
- "California Weekend" During the late 1980s and early 1990s, KNBR broadcast a suite of weekend talk shows on various topics, including Real Estate, Automobiles (Brian Douglas), Home Repair ("On the House" with Morris Carey and James Carey), and computers ("Dvorak On Computers" with: John C. Dvorak.) Broadcaster Leo Laporte anchored all of these programs, allowing the "expert" hosts, which had less radio experience, to concentrate on their topics, and answering callers' questions.
- "Hollywood Calling"
- Jan Wahl (host) During the early 1990s, KNBR aired a weekly show that introduced San Francisco Bay Area media personality Jan Wahl to the broader public. Although the show's introduction referred to Wahl as a Television Emmy-award-winning producer and television director, the program focused on motion pictures, with discussions of current film releases, personalities, Hollywood history from the days of the studio system to the present, Hollywood collectibles, and included interviews of various Hollywood personalities, mostly from behind the scenes. Wahl later went on to become the movie critic for San Francisco television station KRON-TV, and its cable offshoot, "BayTV".
- "Costas Coast to Coast" (syndicated)
- Bob Costas (host) A weekly radio interview program, often recorded before a studio audience, "Costas Coast to Coast" aired weekends, originating as a nationally syndicated program. Hosted by nationally-known media commentator Bob Costas.
- "Instant Replay" (syndicated); later "Pat Summerall's Sports in America"
- Pat Summerall (host) A weekly radio interview program, begun in 1990, "Instant Replay" featured host Pat Summerall interviewing many of the highest-profile sports figures of the day, including athletes as diverse as Pete Rose and Arthur Ashe. Airing during the peak of Summerall's long broadcasting career, many of the show's interviews were later reprinted in a book entitled Pat Summerall's Sports in America (ISBN 006270186X).
- "The Rush Limbaugh Show" KNBR began carrying Rush Limbaugh around 1990, but retained the show long after the station's focus was shifted to its sports programming, due to its popularity. The station finally dropped the show and went all-sports about 10 years later.
- "The Morning Show"
- Steve McPartlin (host)
- Kevin Radich and Kim Wonderley (hosts)
- "Fitz and Brooks"
- Rod Brooks, Bob FitzGerald (hosts)
- "The Pete Franklin Show"
- Pete Franklin (host) KNBR brought an edgier form of sports talk to the Bay Area air by hiring Pete Franklin from Cleveland. The station promoted Franklin as "the King of Sports Talk", perhaps in part to establish his reputation in the Bay Area radio market, where he was not yet well known. Franklin quickly became popular among KNBR personalities, and (like Limbaugh) was unafraid to attack callers whom he disagreed with, or whose reasoning he found faulty. One of Franklin's signature "bits" was the use of a "toilet flushing" sound effect, with which he would dismiss callers.

Current programming

Programs airing on KNBR (680) in 2005 include:

Weekdays

- 0000-0530: ESPN Radio
- 0530-0930: KNBR Morning Show: Brian Murphy and Tim Liotta
- 0930-1200: Gary Radnich
- 1200-1500: Rick Barry with Rod Brooks
- 1500-1900: The Razor & Mr. T.: Ralph Barbieri & Tom Tolbert
- 1900-2200: Sportsphone 680
- 2200-2400: ESPN Radio

Weekends

(Various times)
- "ESPN Radio"
- "Public Affairs with Gimmy Park Li"
- "At The Track with Sam Spear"
- "Hooked On Golf"
- "Ray Brown On Real Estate"
- Gary Allen - Business
- "The Weekend Insiders" with Bruce Macgowan
- "The Fishing Report with Brian Hoffman"

Ongoing

- "The Gary Radnich Show"
- "The Razor and Mr. T"
- Ralph Barbieri, Tom Tolbert (hosts) An afternoon Sports Talk show, begun in 1996. The premise of "The Razor and Mr. T" was the pairing of Ralph Barbieri (promoted from evenings to afternoons) with former NBA (and Golden State Warriors) player Tom Tolbert.
- Untitled (Public Affairs)
- Gimmy Park Li (host) Originating as part of the station's statutory requirement of public affairs, the station continues to air an hourlong interview show Sunday mornings at 5 a.m.. During the 1990s, the program typically began and ended with the phrase "This is Gimmy Park Li, Your Host". No program title was given. Interviews for this program often consisted of local individuals in volunteer, charitable, or minor governmental capacities. Due to its time slot, the program is the quintessential example of the "Sunday-morning public affairs ghetto". (Related article: Public affairs) The program has, apparently, never been promoted outside of its timeslot. "Gimmy Park Li" is the station's Public Affairs Director.

External links

- [http://knbr.com Official Website]
- [http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/sf/schedule/sf_schedule_BroadcastAffiliates.jsp Giants Radio Network]
- [http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/index ESPN Radio] Category:San Francisco sports NBR Category:Class A radio stations in North America

Mediumwave

Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. In most of the world, mediumwave serves as the most common band for broadcasting. The standard AM broadcast band is 525 kHz to 1715 kHz in North America, but remains only up to 1615 kHz elsewhere. Mediumwave signals have the property of following the curvature of the earth (the groundwave) at all times, and also reflecting off the ionosphere at night (skywave). This makes this frequency band ideal for both local and continent-wide service, depending on the time of day. For example, during the day a radio receiver in the state of Maryland is able to receive reliable but weak signals from high-power stations WFAN, 660 kHz, and WOR, 710 kHz, 400 km away in New York City, due to groundwave propagation. The effectiveness of groundwave signals largely depends on ground conductivity—higher conductivity results in better propagation. At night, the same receiver picks up signals as far away as Mexico City and Chicago reliably. Many stations are required to shut down or reduce power at night in order to make way for clear channel stations that can then be received over a wider range. In the Americas, mediumwave stations are separated by 10 kHz and have two sidebands of ±5 kHz. In the rest of the world, the separation is 9 kHz, with sidebands of ±4.5 kHz. Both provide adequate audio quality for voice, but are insufficient for high-fidelity broadcasting, which is common on the VHF FM bands. In the US the maximum transmitter power is restricted to 50 kilowatts, while in Europe there are medium wave stations with transmitter power up to 2.5 megawatts. Stereo transmission is possible and offered by some stations in the U.S., Australia, South Africa, and France. However, there are multiple standards for AM stereo with C-QUAM being the legal one in the United States, and receivers that actually implement the technologies are relatively rare but not uncommon. Failed systems include Kahn Powerside and others. In September 2002, the United States Federal Communications Commission approved the iBiquity in-band on-channel (IBOC) system of digital audio broadcasting, which is meant to improve the audio quality of signals. The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) IBOC system has been approved by the ITU for use outside the Americas.

Antennas

As aerials mostly mast radiators are used. Stations broadcasting with low power commonly use masts with heights of a quarter wavelength, while high power stations mostly use half wavelength. The usage of masts longer than 5/8 of radiated wavelength gives a bad radiation pattern. Usually mast antennas are insulated against ground and show a high voltage against ground during transmission, which complicates maintenance, installation of air safety warning lights or using the mast as a tower for UHF/VHF-radio, but there are several ways to use grounded masts or towers. wavelength If grounded masts or towers are required, than cage aerials or longwire aerials are used. Another possibility consists of feeding the mast or the tower by cables running from the tuning unit to the guys or crossbars in a certain height. Directional aerials consist of multiple masts, which need not to be from the same height. It is also possible to realize directional aerials for mediumwave with cage aerials where some parts of the cage are fed with a certain phase difference. Other type of aerials sometimes used for mediumwave are T- and L-aerials. The kind used depends on the need for grounded or insulated towers. In some cases dipole aerials are used, which are spun between two masts or towers. Such aerials radiate toward the sky. The mediumwave transmitter at Berlin-Britz for transmitting RIAS used a cross dipole mounted on five 30.5 metre high guyed masts to transmit the skywave up to the ionosphere at nighttime.

Non-broadcast use

For most of the 20th century, the radio frequency 500 kHz was reserved world wide as the Morse code international calling and distress frequency for ships on the high seas. The frequency 2182 kHz is still used for this purpose, but employing voice transmission. Other services that operate in medium wave include Navtex and the Amateur Radio 160-meter band. The obsolete LORAN-A system used medium wave.

KTCT

Sports content

Historical

Schedules and shows

Programming from KNBR's flagship station (680 AM) is discussed here. For "KNBR 1050" (KTCT), see entry.

Past programs

Current programming

Programs airing on KNBR (680) in 2005 include:

Weekdays

Weekends

Ongoing

External links

San Mateo, California

San Mateo is a city located in San Mateo County, California, USA. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,482. San Mateo is the birthplace of actors Lina Basquette, Barry Bostwick, Keith Carradine, Dennis Haysbert, Marc McClure, Michael Trucco, and Diane Varsi, as well as actor, producer, and game show creator Merv Griffin, prolific animated film producer Paul Terry, musician Neal Schon, politician Zoe Lofgren, baseball pitcher John Wetteland, and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The most noted attraction is the Bay Meadows horse-racing track. The San Mateo Arboretum in Central Park is also of interest. The San Mateo Performing Arts Center, located on San Mateo High School, is one of the largest theatres on the peninsula outside of San Francisco. U.S. Highway 101, Interstate 280 , and California State Highway 92 pass through San Mateo. The College of San Mateo is also located here and is home to radio station KCSM.

Geography

KCSMSan Mateo is located at 37°33'15" North, 122°18'47" West (37.554286, -122.313044). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.3 km² (16.0 mi²). 31.6 km² (12.2 mi²) of it is land and 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 23.43% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 92,482 people, 37,338 households, and 22,328 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,922.1/km² (7,569.5/mi²). There are 38,249 housing units at an average density of 1,208.5/km² (3,130.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 66.23% White, 2.59% African American, 0.48% Native American, 15.10% Asian, 1.64% Pacific Islander, 8.93% from other races, and 5.03% from two or more races. 20.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 37,338 households out of which 25.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% are married couples living together, 9.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% are non-families. 31.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size is 3.09. In the city the population is spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the city is $64,757, and the median income for a family is $76,223. Males have a median income of $51,280 versus $41,231 for females. The per capita income for the city is $36,176. 6.1% of the population and 3.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.8% of those under the age of 18 and 5.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. poverty line

References

"San Mateo: A Centennial History", By Mitchell P. Postel; Scottwall Associates, Publisher, San Francisco; 1994. ISBN 0-942087-08-9 (HBK)

External links

- [http://www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us/ City of San Mateo website]
- [http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org/ Coyote Point Museum, San Mateo]
- [http://www.baymeadows.com/ Bay Meadows Race Track, San Mateo]
- [http://gocsm.net/ College of San Mateo website]
- [http://www.sanmateoarboretum.org/ San Mateo Arboretum Society] Category:Cities in California Category:San Francisco Bay Area Category:San Mateo County, California

Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. "Golden State" is the nickname of the state of California, derived from the 1849 Gold Rush. The Warriors are the only major professional basketball franchise to exclude the legal name of their city or state from the team's name.

Franchise history

The Philadelphia Warriors were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, winning the championship in the league's inaugural 1946-1947 season by defeating the Chicago Stags, four games to one. (The BAA became the National Basketball Association in 1949.) The team was founded by Eddie Gottlieb, the long-time promoter of the Philadelphia Sphas (South Philadelphia Hebrew Association), one of the mainstays of the original American Basketball League. Gottlieb retained ownership of the ABL Sphas until that league disbanded in 1955. The Warriors are one of only three original BAA/NBA teams still in existence, the others being the Boston Celtics and New York Knickerbockers. The Warriors won their only other championship as a Philadelphia team in the 1955-1956 season, defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. In 1959, the team signed their 216-cm tall (7'1") draft pick Wilt Chamberlain. Known as "Wilt the Stilt," Chamberlain quickly began shattering NBA scoring records and changed the style of play forever. On March 2, 1962, in a Warrior "home" game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Chamberlain scored 100 points against the Knickerbockers, a single-game record that may never be broken. Hershey, PennsylvaniaIn 1962, the team moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and became the San Francisco Warriors, playing most of their home games at the Cow Palace (actually located in neighboring Daly City), though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and San Jose. The Warriors won the 1963-1964 Western Division crown, losing the NBA championship series to the Boston Celtics, four games to one. In 1965, the Warriors drafted Rick Barry in the first round. Barry was named NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season, then led the Warriors to the NBA finals in the 1966-1967 season, where the team lost (four games to two) to the team that replaced the Warriors in the City of Brotherly Love, the Philadelphia 76ers. Angered by management's failure to pay him certain incentive awards he felt he was due, Barry sat out the 1967-1968 season, joining the Oakland Oaks of the rival American Basketball Association the following year. After several seasons in the ABA, Barry rejoined the Warriors in 1972. With the opening of the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1966, the Warriors began scheduling increasing numbers of home games at that venue. The 1970-1971 season would be the team's last as the San Francisco Warriors. They changed their name to the Golden State Warriors for the 1971-1972 season, playing almost all home games in Oakland. Six "home" games were played in San Diego during that season but more significantly, none were played in San Francisco or Daly City. As the Golden State Warriors, the franchise has only won one NBA championship, in 1974-1975. In what many consider the biggest upset in the history of the NBA, the Warriors defeated the heavily-favored Washington Bullets in a four-game sweep. That team was coached by former Warrior Al Attles, and led on the court by Rick Barry, Jamaal Wilkes, and Phil Smith. So little was felt of the team's chances in the playoffs, even by their home fans, that the Coliseum Arena scheduled other events during the dates of the NBA playoffs. As a result, the home games of the Warriors' only West Coast championship were played not in Oakland but at the Cow Palace in Daly City. The team had another successful string of wins in the late 80s/early 90s with the high scoring trio of point guard Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond, and forward Chris Mullin (collectively known as "Run T-M-C"). However, with then coach Don Nelson wishing to go with a bigger lineup, he made a trade that not only broke up the RUN T-M-C core by sending Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for draft-day bust Billy Owens, but also sent the Warriors into a tailspin as an organization. In the eleven years since, the Warriors have never made the playoffs, a streak which continues to this day. Oft-criticized GM Garry St. Jean advocated a team philosophy centered around experienced veterans and a college star (Owens), but in reality he merely brought in several players, such as Mark Price, Terry Cummings, John Starks, and Mookie Blaylock, who were well past their primes. He also drafted several flops, like Todd Fuller, Chris Porter, and Vonteego Cummings. St. Jean did, however, draft several players who are the core of the most recent Warriors squad, including 2-time NBA slam dunk champion Jason Richardson (from Michigan State), NCAA champion Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (from Duke University), and Troy Murphy (from Notre Dame). With rising star Antawn Jamison leading the team, the Warriors seemed like a team on the rise, but a string of injuries kept them from making an impact in the suddenly ultra-competitive Western Conference. In an effort to rebuild the team on the fly, St. Jean committed money to players like Jason Caffey and Chris Mills, but as a result was unable to keep Gilbert Arenas, an up-and-coming star, despite the fact that Arenas wanted to stay in Golden State. As a result, in 2004, St. Jean was fired as GM of the Warriors. After spending two years in the Warriors front office as a special assistant, Chris Mullin replaced St. Jean and assumed the title of Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. Among his first moves were the hiring of three former teammates to help run the organization: Mitch Richmond (special assistant), Mario Elie (assistant coach) and Rod Higgins (General Manager). He is building the team around Richardson, Dunleavy, and Murphy--complementing them with experience in Derek Fisher, a free agent signed by Golden State after 3 championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Calbert Cheaney, a playoff-tested sharpshooter. At the 2005 trading deadline, he further added to the team by bringing in the first superstar the Warriors have had since Mullin himself, Baron Davis.

Current Roster

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers

- Paul Arizin
- Rick Barry
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Joe Fulks
- Tom Gola
- Neil Johnston
- Jerry Lucas
- Robert Parish
- Andy Phillip
- Nate Thurmond

Not to be forgotten

- Manute Bol
- World B. Free
- Tim Hardaway
- Antawn Jamison
- Bernard King
- Sarunas Marciulionis
- Chris Mullin
- Mitch Richmond
- Larry Smith
- Latrell Sprewell
- Tom Tolbert
- Chris Webber
- Jamaal Wilkes
- Purvis Short
- Joe Smith
- David Wood
- Chris Gatling
- Victor Alexander
- Tyrone Hill
- Keith Jennings
- Sleepy Floyd Marcus Mann, Derek Zimmerman, Steve Logan, Tim Young, Matt Fish, Bill Curley, Jon Coker, Dean Oliver, Mike Smrek, Les Jepsen, Felton Spencer, Uwe Blab, Christian Welp, Ed Nealy, Jim Peterson, Todd Fuller

Retired numbers

- 13 Wilt Chamberlain, C, 1959-65 (including 1959-62 in Philadelphia)
- 14 Tom Meschery, F, 1961-71 (including 1961-62 in Philadelphia)
- 16 Al Attles, G, 1960-71 (including 1960-62 in Philadelphia); Head Coach, 1970-83; also team executive
- 24 Rick Barry, F, 1965-67 & 1972-78
- 30 Garry St. Jean, F (his grade as GM), the #30 was retired in honor of his annual GM Ranking
- 42 Nate Thurmond, C, 1963-74 Category:Basketball teams Category:NBA teams Category:Oakland sports ja:ゴールデンステート・ウォリアーズ

External Links

- [http://www.warriors.com Golden State Warriors] – Player profile, statistics, biography, wallpapers
- [http://forums.warriorsworld.net/main/ WarriorsWorld Forum] – Bulletin board to discuss the Golden State Warriors

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a National Football League team that plays in San Francisco, California. The 49ers were founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and joined the NFL in 1950 after the AAFC merged into the older league. Frequently referred to as the "Niners", they share the record for most Super Bowl victories (5) with the Dallas Cowboys. The team's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California. :Founded: 1946 :Home field: Monster Park (1971 - present) (formerly named Candlestick Park (1959-1995), 3Com Park (1995-2002), 49er Stadium at Candlestick Point (2002-2004), (permanently renamed Candlestick Park (2008- ) :Previous home field: Kezar Stadium (1946 - 1970). :Ownership: Denise DeBartolo York, John York, [http://www.debartolopropertygroup.com/ The DeBartolo Corporation] :General Manager: none :Head coach: Mike Nolan (2005-) :VP of Player Personnel: Scott McCloughan (2005-) :Uniform colors: Cardinal Red and Metallic Gold, Black trim. Home uniforms: Gold pants and red jerseys. Road uniforms: Gold pants and white jerseys. :Helmet design: Metallic Gold helmet with intertwined "SF" in white on red oval with gold and black trim. Black-red-black helmet striping. Red facemask. :Mascot: Sourdough Sam.

Franchise history

The San Francisco 49ers have the distinction of being one of the first major-league professional sports franchise on the West Coast, and the first one based in San Francisco. The 49ers won five Super Bowls, four in the 1980s, and are considered The Team of the Eighties (the team had never won an NFL or Super Bowl championship prior, and had never even won a division title until 1970). They won XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX. During that decade, the team neglected to make the playoffs only twice — in 1980, and again in the strike-shortened 1982 season which saw them go 0-5 at home and 3-1 on the road — the only time in NFL history that a team went winless at home while winning more than half its away games in the same season.

Early Years: 1946-1969

The 49ers entered professional football in 1946 as a member of the All-America Football Conference. Though the 49ers could never unseat the dominant Cleveland Browns they nonetheless were a strong second-best team in the league. Upon the dissolution of the league after the 1949 season, the 49ers, along with the Cleveland Browns and the first Baltimore Colts were granted admission to the National Football League in 1950. The team's nickname came from the surge of goldminers to the San Francisco area during 1849. It is the only name the team has been affiliated with and San Francisco is the only city in which it has resided. The 49ers struggled in their first several seasons in the NFL, unlike their AAFC counterparts the Browns, who won the NFL championship in their first season in the NFL in 1950. In 1957 the 49ers would enjoy their first sustained success. After losing the opening game of the season the 49ers won their next three games against the Rams, Bears and Packers before returning home to Kezar Stadium for a game against the Chicago Bears. The 49ers fell behind the Bears 17-7. Tragically, 49ers owner Tony Morabito collapsed of a heart attack and died during the game. The 49ers players found out about it at halftime when coach Frankie Albert was handed a note with two words: "Tony's gone." With tears running down their faces, and motivated to win for their departed owner, the 49ers scored 17 unanswered points to win the game, 21-17. The 49ers would finish the season with three straight victories and an 8-4 record, tying the Detroit Lions for the NFL Western Division and setting up a one-game divisional playoff in San Francisco. The 49ers got off to a fast start and in the third quarter led 24-7. Yet the Lions, led by quarterback Bobby Layne would mount one of the biggest comebacks in NFL history to that time and ultimately defeat the 49ers, 31-27. The appearance would be the last time the 49ers would make in the playoffs for thirteen seasons. For most of the next thirteen years the 49ers would hover around .500, except for 1963 and 1964 when they went 2-12 and 4-10 respectively. Key players for these 49ers included running back Ken Willard, quarterback John Brodie and offensive lineman Bruce Bosley During this time the 49ers became the first NFL team to use the shotgun formation. Implemented by coach Red Hickey, the formation, where the quarterback lines up seven yards behind the center, was designed to allow the quarterback extra time to throw. The formation was used for the first time in 1960 and enabled the 49ers to beat the Baltimore Colts who were not familiar with the formation. In 1961, primarily using the shotgun the 49ers got off to a fast 4-1 start, including two shutouts in back-to-back weeks. In their sixth game they faced the Chicago Bears who, by moving players closer to the line of scrimmage and rushing the quarterback were able to defeat the shotgun and in fact shut out the 49ers, 31-0. Though the 49ers would only go 3-5-1 the rest of the way, the shotgun would eventually become a component of most team's offenses and is a formation used by football teams at all levels. For the 1968 season the 49ers hired Dick Nolan as their head coach, who had been Tom Landry's defensive coordinator with the Dallas Cowboys. Nolan's first two seasons with the 49ers had gone much the same as the previous decade, with the 49ers going 7-6-1 and 4-8-2. The year 1970, however, would bring the 49ers their best run of success to date.

First Success: 1970-1972

The 49ers started out the 1970 season 7-1-1, their only loss a one-point defeat to Atlanta. After losses to Detroit and Los Angeles the 49ers won their next two games before the season finale against the Oakland Raiders. Going into the game the 49ers had a half-game lead on the Los Angeles Rams and needed either a win or the Giants to defeat the Rams in their finale to give the 49ers their first ever divisional title. In the early game the Giants were crushed by the Rams 31-3, thus forcing the 49ers to win their game to clinch the division. In wet, rainy conditions in Oakland, the 49ers dominated the Raiders, 38-7, to give the 49ers their first ever divisional championship as champions of the NFC West. The 49ers won their divisional playoff game 17-14 against the defending conference champion Minnesota Vikings thus setting up a matchup against the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC Championship. In what would be the final home game for the 49ers at Kezar Stadium the 49ers played the Cowboys close before losing, 17-10, thus giving the Cowboys their first conference championship. The 49ers sent five players to the Pro Bowl that season, including MVP veteran quarterback John Brodie, wide receiver Gene Washington and linebacker Dave Wilcox. Nolan was also named NFL Coach of the Year for 1970. Following the 1970 season the 49ers moved from Kezar Stadium to Candlestick Park. Despite being located on the outskirts of the city Candlestick Park gave the 49ers a much more modern facility with more amenities that was easier for fans to access by highway. The 49ers won their second straight divisional title in 1971 with a 9-5 record. The 49ers again won their divisional playoff game against the Washington Redskins by a 24-20 final score. This set up a rematch against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game, this time to be played in Dallas. Though the defense again held the Cowboys in check, the 49ers offense was ineffective and the eventual Super Bowl champion Cowboys beat the 49ers again, 14-3. In 1971 eight 49ers made the Pro Bowl, including defensive back Jimmy Johnson and Gene Washington, both for the second year in a row, as well as defensive lineman Cedric Hardman, running back Vic Washington and offensive lineman Forrest Blue. The 49ers won their third consecutive NFC West championship in 1972 with five wins in their last six games, making them the only franchise to win their first three divisional titles after the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. Their opponents in the divisional playoffs would once again be the Dallas Cowboys, making it the third year in a row the teams faced each other in the playoffs. Vic Washington took the opening kickoff 97 yards for a score and the 49ers took a 21-6 lead in the second quarter. After the 49ers took a 28-13 lead in the 4th quarter, Tom Landry sent quarterback Roger Staubach, who was backing up Craig Morton, into the game. Staubach quickly led the Cowboys on a drive to a field goal bringing the score to within 28-16, and as the game wound down it appeared that would be all the Cowboys would get. However the Cowboys would complete the comeback all in the last two minutes. Just after the two minute warning Staubach found Billy Parks for a touchdown to bring the score to 28-23. Needing an onside kick to have a realistic chance at a game-winning touchdown, Cowboys kicker Toni Fritsch executed a successful onside kick, with the ball going back to the Cowboys. With the 49ers on the ropes, Staubach completed the comeback with a touchdown pass to Ron Sellers giving the Cowboys a dramatic 30-28 victory and sending the 49ers to yet another crushing playoff defeat. The defeat would have a chilling effect on the 49ers as they would descend to their worst prolonged stretch as they would not make the playoffs for the next eight seasons.

Bottoming Out: 1973-1978

The 49ers run at the top of the NFC West ended in 1973 with the 49ers falling to a 5-9 record, their worst since 1969. The team lost six of its last eight games, including games to the also-ran New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions. In the final season of his career, longtime 49ers quarterback John Brodie split playing time with two other quarterbacks, most notably longtime backup Steve Spurrier. The team also suffered from not having a dominant running back, with Vic Washington leading the team with only 534 yards rushing. In 1974 the 49ers drafted Wilbur Jackson from the University of Alabama to be the team's primary back. Jackson enjoyed a fine rookie year, leading the 49ers with 705 yards rushing. He and fellow running back Larry Schrieber combined for over 1300 yards rushing. With Steve Spurrier injured and missing nearly the entire year, the 49ers did not have a regular quarterback but did put together a respectible 6-8 record. Following the season, longtime tight end Ted Kwalick left the 49ers to join the World Football League (he would join the Oakland Raiders upon the WFL's dissolution.) The 49ers dropped back down to 5-9 in what would be Dick Nolan's final season as coach in 1975, the 49ers losing their final four games of the season. Wilbur Jackson was hurt much of the year and Delvin Williams led the 49ers in rushing with 631 yards rushing. Following the 1975 season the 49ers traded for New England Patriots quarterback Jim Plunkett, former Heisman Trophy winner from Stanford University. Though Plunkett had shown promise with the Patriots he had not won there and it was thought that he needed a change of scenery. Monte Clark was also brought on as 49ers Head Coach. The 49ers were led by one of the best running games in the NFL in 1976. Delvin Williams emerged as an elite back, gaining over 1200 yards rushing and would make the Pro Bowl. Wilbur Jackson also enjoyed a resurgence, rushing for 792 yards. Once again Gene Washington was the teams leading receivers with 457 yards receiving and six scores. The 49ers started the season 6-1 for their best start since 1970. Most of the wins were against second-tier teams although the 49ers did shut the Rams out 16-0. However the 49ers lost four games in a row, including two against divisional rivals Los Angeles and Atlanta that proved fatal to their playoff hopes. Despite finishing the season with a winning record of 8-6 Clark was fired after just one season by general manager Joe Thomas who would oversee the worst stretch of football in the team's history. Under coach Ken Meyer the 49ers would lose their first five games of the 1977 season, including being shut out twice. Though they would win five of their next six they would lose their last three games to finish the season 5-9. Playing in San Francisco proved not to revive Plunkett's career as he had another dissapointing season, throwing only 9 touchdown passes. Bright spots for the 49ers included defensive lineman Cleveland Elam, who made the Pro Bowl, and running backs Wilbur Jackson and Delvin Williams, who combined for over 1600 yards rushing. Gene Washington again led the team in receiving in 1977, which would be his final year with the 49ers. The 1977 offseason was marked by a number of questionable moves by Joe Thomas that backfired badly. Thomas's big offseason acquisition was running back O.J. Simpson from the Buffalo Bills. As had been thought with Plunkett two years previously, it was thought that rescuing Simpson from a bad situation and bringing him to the area of the country he had been raised would rejuvenate his career. To create playing time for Simpson, Thomas traded Delvin Williams to the Miami Dolphins for wide receiver Freddie Solomon. Thomas also released Jim Plunkett, giving up on him after two seasons. Finally, Thomas fired Meyer after only one season, and replaced him with Pete McCulley, his third coach in three seasons. The 1978 season was a disaster for the 49ers as they finished the year 2-14, their only wins coming against the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Simpson indeed led the team in rushing, but with less than 600 yards. It had become apparent that Simpson's knees and body were shot and he was clearly near the end of his career. Wilbur Jackson also missed the entire season due to injury. However some of the key players that would be part of the 49ers stunning rise to emergence would begin their 49ers career in 1978. Rookie quarterback Steve DeBerg, who would be Joe Montana's first mentor, was the 49ers starting quarterback. Paul Hofer and Randy Cross also started with the 49ers in 1978. Though more lean times lay ahead for the 49ers, the 1978 off-season would prove to be the launch point for the 49ers to achieve not only their best success in their history, but to put together one of the greatest championship runs in NFL history. It started with a coach, an overlooked quarterback, and a little luck.

From Chumps To Champs: 1979-1981

The team was led in its turnaround from late 1970s doormat by new owner Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. and head coach Bill Walsh. The former head coach of Stanford University made excellent draft picks, picked up key free agents or players released by other teams, Bill Walsh was hired to be the 49ers head coach in the 1978 off-season. Walsh was a disciple of Paul Brown and as Brown's offensive coordinator with the Cincinnati Bengals created an offensive strategy that made star quarterbacks out of average talent such as Greg Cook, Virgil Carter and Ken Anderson. However, Walsh was passed over by Brown to be Brown's successor. Desiring head-coaching experience, Walsh took a head coaching job at Stanford University in 1977 and had some success there before the 49ers tapped him to be their replacement. Walsh is given credit for "inventing" the 'West Coast offense' which is not entirely true. The offense was actually created by 1960s L.A. / San Diego coach Sid Gillman, and developed by Sid Luckman and San Diego State coach Don Coryell, who also employed a version of it as head coach of the San Diego Chargers. However, it was Walsh who refined the offense and won Super Bowls with it. In Walsh's first draft, the 49ers had targeted Notre Dame quarterback Joe Montana as an early round pick. Montana had enjoyed a storied college career, leading Notre Dame to the 1977 national title and leading Notre Dame on a number of dramatic comeback victories, the most dramatic of all being his final game at Notre Dame in the 1979 Cotton Bowl. Playing the University of Houston in an ice storm, and with a bad flu, Montana and Notre Dame were down 34-13 in the third quarter. However, Montana led a dramatic rally that culminated with him throwing a touchdown pass on the game's final play to give Notre Dame the dramatic 35-34 win. Yet, despite this, most scouts did not peg Montana as a top prospect. In addition to being relatively small for a quarterback (just over six feet) and slow, Montana's arm strength was considered suspect. Though he did get credit for his moxie and intangibles most thought of him as a system quarterback surrounded by great players and a great team. In the 1979 draft the Dallas Cowboys had the pick just before the 49ers. The Cowboys' draft strategy through that time was to take the highest-ranked player on their draft board at the time of their selection, regardless of position. When the Cowboys' turn came up in the third round, the highest rated player on their board was Montana. However, feeling that the quarterback position was in excellent long-term shape with Roger Staubach and Danny White, and desperately needing a tight end, the Cowboys went off their strategy and drafted Doug Cosbie. The 49ers, and Walsh, took Montana. As Walsh implemented his strategies and game plan the 49ers had another year of losing, going 2-14. There were, however, a number of bright spots. Despite throwing more interceptions than touchdowns Steve DeBerg blossomed under Walsh, throwing for over 3600 yards and completing 60% of his passes. Freddie Solomon also had a good year, with over 800 yards receiving. The running game was patchwork, with Paul Hofer leading the team with 615 yards and OJ Simpson, in what would be his final season, rushing for only 460 yards and being sidelined with injuries. The 49ers got off to a strong start in 1980, winning their first three games of the season. However, the team, still not quite ready for the big time, would lose their next eight games in a row, although many of those games were close and the 49ers acquitted themselves well. During the 1980 season, Walsh alternated DeBerg and Montana at quarterback. Though DeBerg had played well for the 49ers Walsh felt the team's best chance to win in the long run was with Montana and thus he arrived at this arrangement where the two would alternate, giving Montana some experience while keeping opponents off guard. This strategy of alternating quarterbacks from game to game and during games, is rare in football, although it had been employed by other successful teams in the past, specifically the Dallas Cowboys of the early 1970's who alternated Roger Staubach and Craig Morton, and the Los Angeles Rams of the early 1950's alternating Norm Van Brocklin and Bob Waterfield. The highlight of the 1980 season, and a sign of good things to come, came in Week 14. The 49ers trailed the New Orleans Saints, who at the time were winless at 0-13, 35-7 at halftime. However, led by Joe Montana, the 49ers made the greatest regular-season comeback ever, coming back to tie the score in regulation and winning the game in overtime with a field goal by Ray Wersching to give the 49ers a 38-35 victory. It was this game, which marked Montana's first big NFL comeback win, that won Montana the quarterback job full time. A number of key players emerged for the 49ers in 1980. Among them were Dwight Clark, who led the 49ers with 82 receptions and just under 1000 yards receiving, and running back Earl Cooper, who ran for over 700 yards. With the offense in good shape, Walsh and the 49ers focused on overhauling the defense in 1981. Walsh took the highly unusal step of overhauling his entire secondary with rookies and untested players, bringing on board Ronnie Lott, Eric Wright and Carlton Williamson and giving Dwight Hicks a prominent role. He also acquired veteran linebacker Hacksaw Reynolds and veteran defensive lineman and sack specialist Fred Dean. These new additions, when added to existing defensive mainstays like Keena Turner, turned the 49ers into a dominant team. After a 1-2 start the 49ers won all but one of their final games to finish with a 13-3 record, easily the best record in the team's history. Additionally, the 49ers only allowed over 20 points in three games. Dean made the Pro Bowl, as did Lott, in his rookie season, and Hicks. Led by Montana the offense was unusual in that it was centered around the short passing game, which Walsh used as ball control. Both Dwight Clark and Freddie Solomon has excellent years receiving, Clark as the possession receiver and Solomon as more of a deep threat. The 49ers running game, however, was among the worst running games for any champion in NFL history. Ricky Patton led the 49ers with only 543 yards rushing. The 49ers most valuable running back, however, might have been Earl Cooper, whose strength was as a pass-catching back (he had 51 catches during the season.) The 49ers were played tough by the Wild Card New York Giants in the divisional playoffs but won, 38-24. This set up an NFC Championship Game matchup with the Dallas Cowboys, whom the 49ers could never get past during their earlier successful run in the early 1970s. As they had in the 1970's, the 49ers played the Cowboys close but the Cowboys for most of the game were just a bit better and held the lead late. The ending this time, however, would be different. In a scenario not unlike the 1972 divisional playoff, the 49ers were down 27-21 and on their own 11 yard line with 4:54 remaining. As Montana had done for Notre Dame and the 49ers so many times before, he led the 49ers on a sustained drive to the Cowboys' 6 yard line. On a 3rd-and-3 play, with his primary receiver covered, Montana rolled right and threw the ball off balance to Dwight Clark in the end zone, who leaped up and caught the ball by his fingertips, coming down just in bounds, to tie the game at 27, with the extra point giving the 49ers the lead. The catch reminded older 49er fans of the "Alley-oop" passes that Y.A. Tittle threw to lanky receiver R.C. Owens back in the 1950's. A picture of Clark's leap in the air appeared on the cover of that week's Sports Illustrated and was also recently featured in a Fall 2005 commercial for Gatorade. Despite this the Cowboys had one last chance to win and indeed on the first play of the next possession Cowboys receiver Drew Pearson caught a pass from Danny White and got to midfield before he was pulled down at the 49ers 44 yard line. Had Pearson not have been tackled, there was a good chance he would have scored a touchdown as there were no other 49ers in close range of Pearson. On the next play, however, White was sacked by Lawrence Pillers and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Jim Stuckey giving the 49ers the win and a trip to their first ever Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals, who were also in their first Super Bowl. The 49ers would take a 20-0 halftime lead and go on to win the Super Bowl 26-21 behind kicker Ray Wersching's 4 field goals and a key defensive stand as the Bengals were on their own one-yard line. Montana won MVP honors mostly on the strength of leading the 49ers on a 92 yard, 12 play drive culminating in a touchdown pass to Earl Cooper. Thus did the 49ers complete one of the most dramatic and complete turnarounds in NFL history, going from back-to-back 2-14 seasons to a Super Bowl champion in just two years. Montana's success in the playoffs, and his success in leading the 49ers on big comebacks made him one of the biggest stars in the NFL. Not only was he the face of the 49ers but his easygoing and modest manner enabled his celebrity to transcend football. Additionally it caused other teams to consider players who, although not physically gifted, nonetheless had certain intangibles and tendencies that made them great players who could come up big in the biggest spots. During their first Super Bowl run the team was known for its short-range passing game and the play-making ability of quarterback Joe Montana. Later, they became dominant in all aspects of the game, featuring a dominant defense (always in the offense's shadow) and a fast-scoring passing attack (with wide-receiver Jerry Rice). In 1984, the 49ers had one of the greatest seasons in team history as they went 15-1, in the playoffs, they beat the New York Giants 21-10, in the NFC Championship, they beat the Chicago Bears 23-0, and in Super Bowl XIX the 49ers shut down Dan Marino's passing game as they beat the Miami Dolphins 38-16. In the 1985 season, Roger Craig beacme the first NFL player to rush for 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season, but the 49ers we're not as dominating as 1984 was, and they settled for a 10-6 record, a wild card berth and a quick ellimnation from the playoffs as the New York Giants beat the 49ers 17-3. New York Giants Before the start of the 1986 season, inspired by the Chicago Bears' success with its song Super Bowl Shuffle, members of the San Francisco 49ers recorded the song We're The 49ers. The song was released as a 45RPM single on Megatone Records. It mixed elements of R&B, funk, and pop. Vocals were provided by 49ers including Roger Craig, Dwight Clark and Ronnie Lott (Joe Montana and Jerry Rice were noticably absent). While achieving some local airplay in San Francisco on radio stations like KMEL, it did not catch on nationally like the Super Bowl Shuffle had earlier in the year. Some other famous 49ers include Steve Young, Ronnie Lott, Dwight Clark, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Fred Dean, Eric Wright, Dwight Hicks, Deion Sanders, and Ricky Watters; there are many others. After retiring from coaching following the 1989 season, Bill Walsh has often returned as a special consultant for player and coaching decisions, and as its occasional public frontman. Walsh even served as general manager in the late 1990s, guiding the transition from Steve Young to Jeff Garcia at quarterback. Walsh currently has little involvement with the team.

Today's 49ers 1999-Now

In the late 1990s Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. was involved in a corruption investigation regarding Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards and one of his Mississippi riverboat casinos. DeBartolo later pled guilty to a failure to report a felony charge. As a part of the fallout, he involuntarily transferred controlling interest in the team to his sister Denise York. Denise then, against DeBartlo's wishes, transferred controlling interest to her husband, Dr. John York. In 2002 they produced the second-greatest comeback in NFL playoff history by coming back from a 24 point deficit (14-38) and winning 39-38 against the New York Giants behind amazing games by then-49ers Jeff Garcia (quarterback) and Terrell Owens (wide receiver). They lost their subsequent game to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This would be, to date, the last post-season appearance for the 49ers. Following the season, head coach Steve Mariucci -- whose published statements about his degree of power in the organization had frayed already-strained relations with management -- was fired, despite a winning record. The replacement, former Seattle Seahawks (1995-1998: a 31-33 record over 4 seasons) and Oregon State (1999-2001: 31-17 with 3 bowl games; the program had 28 straight losing seasons prior) head coach Dennis Erickson was signed to a five-year contract. The period since the 2002 season has been disastrous for the 49ers: injuries; a weak offensive line; inconsistent defense. Although they finished the 2003 season with a losing record of 7-9, Erickson was retained as coach for the 2004 season. On September 26, 2004, the Niners were shut out 34-0 by the Seattle Seahawks, their first such loss in 420 regular season and 36 playoff games, a league record. The last shutout had been 27 years ago in 1977 — they were defeated 7-0 by Atlanta at what was then known as Candlestick Park. The 49ers had several chances to score in the fourth quarter, but an interception and a fumble recovery sealed their fate in this game. During the 2004 season, rumors that the Yorks might sell the team began spreading. Larry Ellison and NFL Hall of Fame ex-quarterback Steve Young have been the names most commonly rumored as potential buyers. The 49ers would finish that season with a record of 2-14, and thus finished last in the NFC West division for the first time since 1979, ending what had been the NFL's longest active streak for not finishing last in a division. It was also the worst record that season among the 32 NFL teams, securing them the right to the first pick in the NFL Draft. Erickson and the man who hired him, General Manager Terry Donahue, were fired. After an extensive coaching search, the 49ers announced the hiring of Mike Nolan -- defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens -- as their head coach for the 2005 season. He is the son of Dick Nolan, who led the team to three consecutive playoff appearances in the early 1970's. Among many NFL franchises, the general manager makes strategic, player and coaching personnel decisions; the 49ers hired a head coach without hiring a GM, indicating that Nolan will likely exert substantial control in all of these areas. In his inaugural draft as head coach, Mike Nolan selected with the first pick of the draft quarterback Alex Smith of the University of Utah. It was a pick predicted by most, though some hoped the 49ers might select local product Aaron Rodgers of the University of California, Berkeley. Expectations are hopeful that the new coach and quarterback tandem will bring renewed success to a faltering franchise. On May 31, 2005, it became public knowledge that a controversial video production, intended to be viewed by the players only, had been made the previous August under the supervision of the team's public relations director, Kirk Reynolds, who also appeared prominently in it. The video contained offensive characterizations of certain ethnic and other groups, including Chinese-Americans, lesbians, strippers and homeless persons. The revelation led to Reynolds being fired, and sparked harsh condemnation from local and national media. An anonymous source leaked the story by sending a copy of the video to the media. Though he has denied the allegation and it may be impossible to know for sure, many believe disgruntled former GM Terry Donahue was the anonymous source. Tragedy struck the Niners on August 20, 2005, when OL Thomas Herrion died immediately following a pre-season loss to the Denver Broncos. Coach Mike Nolan had just finished addressing the players in the locker room when Herrion collapsed. He was taken to a local Denver hospital, where he died several hours later. An autopsy revealed that Herrion died of a heart disease, which had not been previously diagnosed. As of December 4, 2005 -- after numerous quarterback changes, inconsistent play on both sides of the ball, and several injuries at key positions -- the 49ers have a record of 2-11 and will have their third consecutive losing season.

Season-by-season

|- | colspan="6" align="center" | San Francisco 49ers (AAFC) |- |1946 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd AAFC || -- |- |1947 || 8 || 4 || 2 || 2nd AAFC || -- |- |1948 || 12 || 2 || 0 || 2nd AAFC || -- |- |1949 || 9 || 3 || 0 || 2nd AAFC || Lost AAFC Championship (Browns) |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Merged into NFL |- |1950 || 3 || 9 || 0 || T-5th NFL NFC || -- |- |1951 || 7 || 4 || 1 || T-2nd NFL NFC || -- |- |1952 || 7 || 5 || 0 || 3rd NFL NFC || -- |- |1953 || 9 || 3 || 0 || 2nd NFL West || -- |- |1954 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 3rd NFL West || -- |- |1955 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 5th NFL West || -- |- |1956 || 5 || 6 || 1 || 3rd NFL West || -- |- |1957 || 8 || 4 || 0 || 2nd NFL West || Lost Western Conference Playoff (Lions) |- |1958 || 6 || 6 || 0 || 4th NFL West || -- |- |1959 || 7 || 5 || 0 || T-3rd NFL West || -- |- |1960 || 7 || 5 || 0 || T-2nd NFL West || -- |- |1961 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 5th NFL West || -- |- |1962 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 4th NFL West || -- |- |1963 || 2 || 12 || 0 || 7th NFL West || -- |- |1964 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 7th NFL West || -- |- |1965 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 4th NFL West || -- |- |1966 || 6 || 6 || 2 || 4th NFL West || -- |- |1967 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NFL Coastal || -- |- |1968 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 3rd NFL Coastal || -- |- |1969 || 4 || 8 || 2 || 4th NFL Coastal || -- |- |1970 || 10 || 3 || 1 || 1st NFC West || Lost Conference Championship (Cowboys) |- |1971 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Conference Championship (Cowboys) |- |1972 || 8 || 5 || 1 || 1st NFC West || Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) |- |1973 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 3rd NFC West || -- |- |1974 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 2nd NFC West || -- |- |1975 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 2nd NFC West || -- |- |1976 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NFC West || -- |- |1977 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 3rd NFC West || -- |- |1978 || 2 || 14 || 0 || 4th NFC West || -- |- |1979 || 2 || 14 || 0 || 4th NFC West || -- |- |1980 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 3rd NFC West || -- |- |1981 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Won Super Bowl XVI |- |1982 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 11th NFC Conf. || -- |- |1983 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Conference Championship (Redskins) |- |1984 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Won Super Bowl XIX |- |1985 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NFC West || Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) |- |1986 || 10 || 5 || 1 || 1st NFC West || Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) |- |1987 || 13 || 2 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) |- |1988 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Won Super Bowl XXIII |- |1989 || 14 || 2 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Won Super Bowl XXIV |- |1990 || 14 || 2 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Conference Championship (Giants) |- |1991 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 3rd NFC West || -- |- |1992 || 14 || 2 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Conference Championship (Cowboys) |- |1993 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Conference Championship (Cowboys) |- |1994 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Won Super Bowl XXIX |- |1995 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Divisional Playoffs (Packers) |- |1996 || 12 || 4 || 0 || 2nd NFC West || Lost Divisional Playoffs (Packers) |- |1997 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Conference Championship (Packers) |- |1998 || 12 || 4 || 0 || 2nd NFC West || Lost Divisional Playoffs (Falcons) |- |1999 || 4 || 12 || 0 || 4th NFC West || -- |- |2000 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 4th NFC West || -- |- |2001 || 12 || 4 || 0 || 2nd NFC West || Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) |- |2002 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 1st NFC West || Lost Divisional Playoffs (Buccaneers) |- |2003 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 3rd NFC West || -- |- |2004 || 2 || 14 || 0 || 4th NFC West || -- |- |
- 2005 || 2 || 11 || 0 || 4th NFC West || --
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- Lawrence (Buck) Shaw (1950-1954)
- Norman (Red) Strader (1955)
- Frankie Albert (1956-1958)
- Howard (Red) Hickey (1959-1963)
- Jack Christiansen (1963-1967)
- Dick Nolan (1968-1975)
- Monte Clark (1976)
- Ken Meyer (1977)
- Pete McCulley (1978)
- Bill Walsh (1979-1988)
- George Seifert (1989-1996)
- Steve Mariucci (1997-2002)
- Dennis Erickson (2003-2004)
- Mike Nolan (2005-present)

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