TABLE OF CONTENTS THE CATCH 4 BEGINNINGS 8 THE LEAN YEARS 12 DYNASTY 16 RETURN TO THE TOP 24 Timeline 30 Glossary 31 Index About the Author 32
THE CATCH The fans at Candlestick Park were on their feet Their San Francisco 49ers had the ball late in the fourth quarter of the 1981 National Football Conference NFC Championship Game They trailed 27 21 Young quarterback Joe Montana stood at his 11 yard line He looked out at the Dallas Cowboys defense It all came down to this drive The winner was headed to the Super Bowl
Joe Montana left goes back to pass during the 1981 NFC Championship Game
