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Really happy for you KC fans. Having gone to 49er games since 1970, I think I know how you feel.
The 49ers were mostly dog meat throughout the 70s, always getting beaten by the Rams in their division, and even when they were decent, the Cowboys would dominate them in conference. When they finally got past Danny White and Dallas in the "Catch" game ( I was there -- most memorable game of my life along with Cal's the "play" game), it was like this huge burden had been lifted. Beating the Bengals in the SB was surreal. When Bunz finally had that goal line stop, 49ers fans were in disbelief.
They had this QB that was just magic -- always making the right throws with the game on the line.
The Head Coach (Bill Walsh) was suddenly recognized as an offensive genius.
The running backs were lightly regarded, but they came up huge in key wins.
The defense, led by rookies Ronnie Lott, Carlton Williamson and Eric Wright, and the addition of junk yard dog, Fred Dean, turned a weak defense into one of the strongest, shocking teams around the league down the stretch.
In a lot of ways, KC's season parallels what the '81 49ers were and did. In many ways, the funnest sports year of my life. Enjoy it!!!
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