Super Bowl XXIII Memories: The Day I Became a Fan for Life

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Published: May 8, 2009

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... boom in the San Francisco Bay Area, but it was an even better time for football. It was a decade of dominance for San Francisco’s home team that boasted a revolutionary offense and a stout defense.

In 1982 (1981 NFL season), 1985 (1984 NFL season), and 1989 (1988 NFL season), the pride of the City raised the Super Bowl’s Lombardi Trophy high above their shoulders in absolute victory. As a result, the San Francisco 49ers were crowned the NFL’s “Team of the Eighties” and they did it in dramatic fashion. I was seven years old and just learning the game, but I knew this was a do or die situation.

On January 22nd, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium with 3:10 left on the game clock, the 49ers were losing to the Cincinnati Bengals 16-13 and stood at their own 8 yard line. 49er fans across the nation sat in anxiety but quarterback Joe Montana stood stoic and unemotional.

He had earned the monik...

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