49ers Ownership History
The 49ers entered professional football in 1946 as a member of the all america football conferencethey were founded by lumber magnate tony morabito who had tried several times to get an nfl team for the bay areamorabito was one of the first to realize that with the advent of air travel truly national.
49ers ownership history. The york family might own the club these days but if they can win another super bowl tony morabito would definitely be proud. His ownership of the 49ers proved especially notable. In 1979 debartolo selected bill walsh renowned as an offensive specialist as the 49ers head coach.
Sobrato mark wan and gideon yu are also on the books as minority owners. The san francisco 49ers have had quite a history going from an upstart aafc team to a dominant nfl franchise in a matter of decades. During his twenty three years owning the team beginning in 1977 the 49ers won an unprecedented five super bowls under coaches bill walsh and george seifert super bowl xvi super bowl xix super bowl xxiii super bowl xxiv and super bowl xxix.
Beginnings in the aafc. 49ers media guide defining moment in ownership tenure. Pages in category san francisco 49ers owners the following 7 pages are in this category out of 7 total.
Franchise history the early years 19461979 19461949. This list may not reflect recent changes. Of youngstown ohio.
Tonys gone with tears running down their faces and motivated to win for their. He dedicated himself to transforming a team that never won a league championship into a pro football power. A bright new era dawned for the 49ers on march 31 1977 when edward j.
Regularpostseason wins losses during tenure. Tragically 49ers owner tony morabito 19101957 collapsed of a heart attack and died during the game. Both victor and tonys wives jane and josephine retained control of the 49ers with lou spadia as team president until 1977 when a new team owner edward debartolo jr.
Turning control of team over to son jed in late 2008.