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David Hegler
Mar 3, 20216 min read
Garrison Hearst
Since the moment he first bore the uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, Garrison Hearst was one of the most electrifying players in the...
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David Hegler
Mar 2, 20216 min read
Max Baer
Max Baer was one of the first truly great boxers to come out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Immortalized in the movie Cinderella Man as...
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David Hegler
Feb 26, 20214 min read
A Tale of Two Teams
Since its birth in 1869, major league baseball had neglected the western part of the United States. All of their teams were either on the...
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David Hegler
Feb 25, 20213 min read
The Oakland Oaks
The American Basketball Association changed the way that basketball is played. Before it was formed, the NBA had not yet adopted the...
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David Hegler
Feb 24, 20214 min read
The Great Earthquake of 1906: Three Years of Recovery
On the morning of April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco and parts of Oakland to its very core. Felt from...
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David Hegler
Feb 23, 20214 min read
Joe Morgan
Joe Morgan was a self made man. Coming out of Oakland, California in the early 1960’s, he was small for his stature and had to work hard...
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David Hegler
Feb 20, 20214 min read
Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart was Oakland through and through. Being raised in the East Bay and gaining athletic fame in high school, Stewart was one of...
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David Hegler
Feb 18, 20216 min read
Brent Jones
Few have lived a Bay Area-centric dream quite like Brent Jones. After starring at Leland High School and Santa Clara University, he...
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David Hegler
Feb 17, 20217 min read
A Father, His Sons and an Enduring Legacy
The Freitas name is famous within the halls of Serra High School in San Mateo, California. Jesse Sr. began the family dynasty by becoming...
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David Hegler
Feb 16, 20214 min read
Mark van Eeghen
One of the more overlooked aspects of those great Oakland Raiders teams of the 1970’s is their ground game. Led by one of the greatest...
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David Hegler
Feb 13, 20219 min read
Three Warriors
In the early 1950’s, McClymonds High School in Oakland, California boasted a rich amount of talent in both basketball and baseball. While...
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David Hegler
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Oaks Park
Since their inception, the Oakland Oaks baseball team had been nomads, playing at various stadiums without any to call “home”. That all...
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David Hegler
Feb 10, 202112 min read
A Team of Running Backs
The 1981 49ers won the Super Bowl behind an inventive passing attack and a tremendous defense. Their running attack was suspect and...
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David Hegler
Feb 9, 20214 min read
Bryant Young
During his 14 years in San Francisco, Bryant Young won over the hearts of 49er fans with his persistence in the midst of trial. He...
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David Hegler
Feb 7, 20213 min read
Tom Brady's High School Days
Tom Brady is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. The longtime quarterback of the New England Patriots and...
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David Hegler
Feb 6, 20218 min read
Patrick Walsh
These days, Patrick Walsh is known as a successful football coach at Junipero Serra High School. Over the past decade he has collected...
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David Hegler
Feb 6, 20215 min read
De La Salle vs Pittsburg: The Impact of the 1991 NCS Championship Game
Since the winter of 1991, the De La Salle Spartans football team has not lost to a team from Northern California. The streak began with a...
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David Hegler
Feb 3, 20216 min read
The Bruise Brothers: Fred Dean, Gary Johnson and Louie Kelcher
At the beginning of the 1980’s, the San Diego Chargers had one of the greatest passing attacks of all time. Overshadowed by their...
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David Hegler
Feb 2, 20215 min read
Mike Wilson
The West Coast Offense revolutionized the NFL in the 1980’s. Often, the quarterback would be asked to look to his third, fourth or fifth...
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David Hegler
Feb 1, 20213 min read
Jamie Baker
One of the key players to the San Jose Sharks rise to prominence in the NHL is Jamie Baker. The Sharks had floundered in their first two...
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