SMART BOOKS FOR YOUNG FANS THE SAN FRANCISCO THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 49ERS BY MARK STEWART NORWOODHOUSE PRESS CHICAGO ILLINOIS
Meet the 49ers T he game of football is played at a fast and furious pace The team that moves and thinks the quickest usually comes out on top However it didn’t used to be that way In the early days of professional football the sport was a contest of brute strength The San Francisco 49ers were one of the teams that changed the game The 49ers have always looked for a different kind of player one who combines exciting skill with great toughness They are known as one of the most entertaining teams in all of sports Sometimes they win and sometimes they lose but they always play unforgettable football This book tells the story of the 49ers All these years later they still use the same recipe for success San Francisco works hard to find special players that other teams overlook They make the 49ers very hard to beat and San Francisco football loads of fun to watch Alex Smith hands off to Frank Gore They mixed toughness with talent to become important team leaders 5
