The 49ers rank among the NFL s elite franchises, but the team has endured a veritable rollercoaster ride throughout its history. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: San Francisco 49ers presents all the best-and worst-moments and personalities from 60-plus years of football. You ll enjoy stories about Hall of Famers (Montana Rice, Young and Lott), big-name disappointments (Simpson and Plunkett , brilliant coaches (Walsh and Seifert), and five unforgettable Super Bowl titles. If you re a through-thick and-thin 49ers fan, this book is especially for you.

I consider myself very fortunate to have played [for the 49ers] in the 1950 s and to have been part of a team with some of the greatest football players of all time. Bob St. Clair, from foreword

We took great pride in playing like a precision machine. We weren t obsessed with attracting individual attention. Bill Walsh

We knew that when he was in there, we could be down by a touchdown with two minutes left, and he would bring us back. Eric Wright on Joe Montana