by Neil Zender, Producer
IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW BILL WALSH, think again. More than two decades after his retirement, Walsh still casts a long shadow over the National Football League. Especially at this time of year, as new hires …
Posted: January 16th, 2015
by Neil Zender, Producer
IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW BILL WALSH, think again. More than two decades after his retirement, Walsh still casts a long shadow over the National Football League. Especially at this time of year, as new hires …
Posted: May 15th, 2014
Remember the Silverdome?
We do! From 1975 until 2001, the Pontiac Silverdome was not only home to the Detroit Lions, but some of the most iconic moments in all of sports (any Hulk Hogan fans out there?).
We’re currently exploring …
Posted: December 7th, 2012
On this date in football – December 7, 1980 – the San Francisco 49ers engineered the greatest regular season comeback in NFL history. Trailing 35-7 at halftime, the Niners were in need of a spark to help power a 28-point …
Posted: October 24th, 2012
Editor’s Note: Jim Reineking is an editor for NFL.com. Here’s his take on Eddie DeBartolo and the best predecessor-successor quarterback tandems in history.
“Eddie DeBartolo: A Football Life” debuts on NFL Network tonight at 8 p.m. ET.
In the 23 …
Posted: October 19th, 2012
How do you pick the 10 most memorable games for the greatest QB of all time? It wasn’t easy, but this list will narrow down the defining moments in Joe Montana’s career and they may not all be pretty…
Our …
Posted: June 11th, 2012
Joe who? Many pundits consider Joe Montana the greatest quarterback of All-Time. The argument isn’t based on stats, after all. In 2011 ten quarterbacks threw for over 4,000 yards, including rookie Cam Newton. Do you know how many seasons Joe …
Posted: May 4th, 2012
With his pair of Super Bowl rings, Eli Manning no longer stands in his brother’s shadow. But can he outperform Peyton as the host of “Saturday Night Live?” Will he be funnier than Joe Montana? The Vault Keeper considers these …
Posted: April 18th, 2012
On this day in 1995, one of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks announced his retirement. Watch Montana address his retirement in this clip from Joe Montana: The Fire Inside:
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Posted: March 7th, 2012
With the Colts’ release of Peyton Manning today, we’re looking back at other iconic quarterbacks who made a late career jersey change. First up is Joe Montana, who after 14 seasons in San Francisco was traded to Kansas City in …
Posted: February 14th, 2012
Former Dolphins and 49ers wide receiver, Freddie Solomon, passed away February 13th at the age of 59. “Fabulous Freddie” won two Super Bowl titles with San Francisco (1981, 1984) and was an integral part of Bill Walsh’s West Coast …