The Dave Wilcox Tribute Thread

Apr 20, 2023 at 1:27 PM

CatchMaster80
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Originally posted by JTsBiggestFan:
Such a stud, my god, didn't know he was quite THAT GOOD.

A shame our pre Walsh era greats aren't quite as celebrated.

Thanks for the memories Dave, and good thread.

That's only natural. I don't know what the average age is for people on this forum but my guess is many aren't old enough to remember those days. Thr Niners had some great players on offense in the 50s and 60s.

Apr 20, 2023 at 1:50 PM

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Paul_Hofer
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Wilcox was one of the highlights in watching the Niners in those years. He provided gutty but athletic play. Someone to be proud of.
49ers tapped him in the third round (29th overall) of the NFL draft.
Career highlights and awards

2× First-team All-Pro (1971, 1972)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1967, 1973)
5× NEA First-team All-Pro (1967, 1970–1973)
NEA Second-team All-Pro (1968)
7× Pro Bowl (1966, 1968–1973)
San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame

Apr 21, 2023 at 5:17 PM

#18

linkboy
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Originally posted by JTsBiggestFan:
A shame our pre Walsh era greats aren't quite as celebrated.

You're 100% correct that the guys before the Super Bowl era don't get the respect they deserve. The team does, but I think the younger fans don't really know who they are. There were some damn good players on those teams (and we lost a great one).

RIP to Mr. Wilcox 😔

Here's another video showing how good he was.

[ Edited by linkboy on Apr 21, 2023 at 7:14 PM ]

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