Table of Contents
Foreword Roger Craig xi
1 The Catch 1
2 Bill Walsh 5
3 Joe Cool 9
4 Jerry Rice 13
5 Ronnie Lott and His Pinky Finger 17
6 Steve Young 22
7 Mr. D 26
8 Roger Craig 29
9 Super Bowl XVI 32
10 Frank Gore 35
11 Joe the Jet 37
12 John Brodie 40
13 Patrick Willis 44
14 Super Bowl XXIII-The John Candy Game 48
15 Dwight Clark 52
16 Fred Dean 55
17 Bryant Young 57
18 Hugh McElhenny 60
19 Joe Staley 62
20 Run The Hill Like Jerry Rice 66
21 Kyle Shanahan 69
22 Young Wins the Big One 72
23 Steve's 49ers vs. Joe's Chiefs 76
24 T.O. 79
25 R.C. Owens 82
26 Charles Haley 86
27 George Seifert 88
28 Super Bowl XIX 92
29 Y.A. Tittle 95
30 Jim Harbaugh 97
31 Steve Young's Crazy Touchdown Run 101
32 The De-Cleating Fullback 104
33 Visit the Canyon Inn Restaurant 107
34 Brent Jones 109
35 Bobb McKittrick 111
36 The Million Dollar Backfield 114
37 Jimmy Johnson 117
38 The Catch II 119
39 Leo the Lion 123
40 Bob St. Clair 125
41 The Goal-Line Stand 128
42 The Goose Is Loose 130
43 Super Bowl XXIV 133
44 Charlie Krueger 135
45 Visit Kezar Stadium 137
46 Frankie Albert 140
47 The Smiths from Mizzou 143
48 Jeff Garcia 146
49 The Intimidator 149
50 Jed York 151
51 John Henry Johnson 153
52 Len Rohde 155
53 Gordy Soltau 157
54 Ray Wersching 159
55 Gene Washington 163
56 Colin Kaepernick 165
57 Visit the 49ers Hall of Fame 168
58 Harris Barton 173
59 One Heck of a Guy 175
60 Lon Simmons 178
61 The Crushing 1957 Playoff Loss 180
62 Hollywood Hardman 182
63 Len Eshmont 183
64 John Taylor 187
65 Walsh Coaching Tree 189
66 Hearst's Burst 192
67 Drink Carmen Policy's Wine 194
68 Vernon Davis 196
69 Master of the Funky Chicken Dance 198
70 Dexter Manley vs. Bill Walsh 201
71 Dallas Heartbreak 204
72 Randy Cross 208
73 The Grab 210
74 The Nolans 214
75 Jesse Sapolu 216
76 The Har-Bowl 219
77 Joe Montana's Comeback 221
78 See the 49ers Play Abroad 222
79 Alex Smith 225
80 Jimmy G 229
81 Keith Fahnhorst 232
82 Steve Wallace 233
83 Keena Turner 236
84 J.D. Smith 239
85 Show Me the Money 241
86 49ers-Giants Rivalry 243
87 Freddie Solomon 250
88 1986 NFL Draft 252
89 Red Hickey's Shotgun 254
90 John McVay 256
91 Buck Shaw 258
92 Recite the "I Want Winners" Speech 261
93 Tom Brady and The Catch 263
94 Burnt Toast 264
95 Dwight Hicks and His Hot Licks 266
96 Ken Willard 269
97 Tony Morabito 274
98 Super Bowl LTV and the Roller Coaster 2019 Season 277
99 Neon Deion 280
100 Hardy Brown 281
Acknowledgments 285
Bibliography 287
