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    When the 49ers Were Kings: How Bill Walsh and Ed DeBartolo Jr. Built a Football Dynasty in San Francisco
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    When the 49ers Were Kings: How Bill Walsh and Ed DeBartolo Jr. Built a Football Dynasty in San Francisco
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    When the 49ers Were Kings: How Bill Walsh and Ed DeBartolo Jr. Built a Football Dynasty in San Francisco

    By Gordon Forbes

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    • 2018 is the 30th anniversary of Bill Walsh’s third and final Super Bowl victory as 49ers coach in 1988

    • The 49ers have over 3.8 million Facebook followers, and another 1.9 million on Twitter

    • Includes stories about such legends as Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, Steve Young, Bill Walsh, and Ed DeBartolo Jr. from one of pro football’s greatest reporters
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSports Publishing
    Release dateSep 4, 2018
    ISBN9781683582519
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    When the 49ers Were Kings: How Bill Walsh and Ed DeBartolo Jr. Built a Football Dynasty in San Francisco
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    Gordon Forbes

    Gordon Forbes is one of the most prolific sports writers today. In his thirty-five-year career he has covered more than nine hundred games, including thirty-nine Super Bowls. He spent two decades as the pro football editor at USA Today. In 1988, he was a recipient of the Prop Football Hall of Fame’s Dick McCann Memorial Award. He lives in Lakewood, New Jersey, with his cockapoo, Smarty Jones.

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