http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/San+Francisco+49ers IrishCentral San Francisco 49ers en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/true-confessions-of-a-san-francisco-49ers-fanatic---as-a-new-emigrant-i-fell-in-love-with-49er-underdogs-189557771.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/true-confessions-of-a-san-francisco-49ers-fanatic---as-a-new-emigrant-i-fell-in-love-with-49er-underdogs-189557771.html Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:31:26 PST
Joe MontanaI arrived into San Francisco one June night in 1979 with a few dollars and a dream like most Irishmen who leave I knew no one and cared less, I was in America, exactly where a young Irish emigrant should beNo pessimist ever crossed the Atlantic and I could not wait to get started in the new world so different from the cramped and narrow country I had left behindSan Francisco had not been my first stop, that was Chicago but after a freezing winter there, there was no going back READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/say-it-aint-so-joe-vp-biden-mixes-up-san-francisco-49ers-and-san-francisco-giants-137733173.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/say-it-aint-so-joe-vp-biden-mixes-up-san-francisco-49ers-and-san-francisco-giants-137733173.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:30:16 PST
Say it ain't so Joe!Vice president Joe Biden made one of his infamous gaffes on Thursday mixing up the San Francisco Giants baseball team and the San Francisco 49ersBiden told a Bay Area audience that the Giants were going to the Superbowl before he caught himself and apologizedNo doubt the New York Giants will have a good chuckle that Biden called them out as Super Bowl boundThe 49ers might not care either though READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/alex-smith-channels-joe-montana-and-leads-san-francisco-49ers-to-victory-137359423.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/alex-smith-channels-joe-montana-and-leads-san-francisco-49ers-to-victory-137359423.html Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:45:14 PST Was that one of the greatest football games ever?The San Francisco last second win over New Orleans had everything including a barnburner finish that will go down in San Francisco historyIt was eerie that 30 years ago Joe Montana found Dwight Clark in the end zone for an historic play off win against the Dallas CowboysThirty years later Alex Smith found Vernon Davis in the end zone with just five seconds leftWhen it comes to history Candlestick Park oozes itSaints coach Sean Peyton must have thought the game was won when the incomparable Drew Brees threw his fourth touchdown pass with a minute and 47 seconds to go READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-england-patriots-eyes-will-be-watching-closely-to-pittsburgh-steelers-and-san-francisco-49ers-on-monday-night-football-135882398.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-england-patriots-eyes-will-be-watching-closely-to-pittsburgh-steelers-and-san-francisco-49ers-on-monday-night-football-135882398.html Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:30:17 PST
With the AFC East crown locked up for the New England Patriots thanks to a victory over Tim Tebow and the Broncos in Denver yesterday The Patriots will now have their sights set on the overall number one seed in the AFCThe Patriots will have had a bitter sweet feeling watching the Baltimore Ravens falter to the San Diego Chargers last night The Ravens were the second seed behind the Patriots but shared the same 10-3 record entering the weekend READ MORE ]]>