HELMET SWINGING BRAWL NOTHING NEW TO 49er FAITHFUL

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:

Originally posted by TheWooLick:

Originally posted by mitpdub:

Originally posted by ninerfan818:

Myles should be in jail, that is assault and he could have split Mason's head open. I believe he should be done, kicked out of the NFL, jailed, no pension, CYA. There is no place for that type of thuggery in the League

They should cut him in Cleveland.

I would be the first to sign him after reinstatement.

Rudolph kicked him in the nuts and tried to take his helmet off first. Garret just lost it. He's been a model citizen since drafted, so after he gets dropped we should volunteer to help rehabilitate him.

This

Zero games for Rudolph is a joke.

Why is this bad? Steelers fans are already punished for having him start another game.

Originally posted by frenchtoast:
The 49ers signed their first black player, BOB MIKE of UCLA in 1947, and added JOE PERRY in 1948, as well as the first Japanese player, WALLY YONAMINE, in 1948. Unfortunately, the Bob Mike story does not leave the 49ers in a very good light. In the last season of the old AAFC (1949), there were 12 black players in the league. The NFL had five. The 49ers had actually played two black players in 1948 and 1949, Joe Perry and Bob Mike, a linebacker from UCLA, who played there along with his good friend, Jackie Robinson. When Mike joined the 49ers he played left and right tackle both on offense and defense for two years, and played very well.

In July of 1950 the NFL and AAFC merged and the 49ers were interested in expanding their scouting to include the deep South and the East. They made news by appointing Bob Mike as their first black scout to search the country for good black players. Then suddenly in September, he was released! Nobody knew why and the 49ers and owner Tony Morabito were silent.

Finally, Bob was interviewed by a black journalist. He told the story of why and how he had been fired. It seems that he had brought a lady friend to practice and after practice he greeted her. She was a light-skinned black woman whom owner Morabito thought was white. Morabito immediately released him. When Bob Mike discovered why he had been released (he had had no idea and was mystified), he brought his lady friend with him to Morabito's office for a sit down. He showed Morabito that his light-skinned lady friend was actually a black woman. Morabito was so embarrassed and defensive that the result was a screaming match that nearly resulted in fisticuffs and left the rift between the two wider than when they met. Bob Mike left the meeting furious to never return.

Then, the 49ers made a public statement covering up their actions. Thankfully, we have come a long way since that unfortunate incident.

Originally posted by LVJay:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
WZ circa 1953

Those helmets were soft af. Today's helmets are hard af.

That's like comparing grampies limp biscuit to one on Viagra

Originally posted by frenchtoast:
Some clown said the players weren't very big or fast in 1953.

BOB ST.CLAIR - OT - 6'9", 263 lbs. Ate raw meat.

LEO NOMELLINI - OT, DT - 6'3" 270 - Ex-marine, WWA wrestling champion - First 49er ever drafted. - Played in 10 Pro Bowls. Never missed a game due to injury in 13 seasons.

CHARLIE POWELL - 6'3", 226 Greatest athlete to play for 49ers. Signed at 19, ten (10) sacks in his first game. Knocked out the #2 heavyweight in the world and fought Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali. In high school, Charley ran the 100 yard dash in 9.6, just .3 off the world record at the time.

CLAY MATTHEWS - 6'3" - 220 The present-day Clay Matthews' grandfather. A tough nut...

Here's a fact for you youngsters. You are way wrong about the size, speed and athletic ability of those since the 1950s. For instance, nobody would believe that the average height of NBA centers in the 1950's is just as big or bigger than current day NBA centers. HERE'S A LITTLE TRUTH FOR THOSE WILLING TO SEE IT...CENTERS OF THE 1950s NBA

Originally posted by frenchtoast:

Watching Myles Garrett destroy his career and his team's season, evoked some distant memories to this 49er Faithful:

HELMET SWINGING BRAWL NOTHING NEW TO 49ER FAITHFUL