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The name "Deebo Samuel" conjures images of highlight-reel catches and a brash on-field demeanor, but behind the San Francisco 49ers powerhouse player lies a unique moniker with a fascinating ...
Ain'ts: [1] Nickname given to the New Orleans Saints after their 1980 season of 14 consecutive losses. The name persisted somewhat as, although they would later qualify for the playoffs several times since then, they did not win a playoff game until their defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion Rams in the wild-card round of the 2000–01 playoffs.
Before the introduction of Sourdough Sam, the 49ers' first mascot [1] was a mule called Clementine, named for the famous folk song Oh My Darling, Clementine, that wore a red saddle blanket and appeared during the 1950s and 1960s. [2] A gold rush prospector–themed character first appeared in the 1970s. [1]
In all the 49ers went 15–1 (including the playoffs) wearing the 1955/1994 throwback uniforms (the only loss being the regular season finale on the road at Minnesota, with the team wearing white jerseys and resting most of their starters for the playoffs). Meanwhile, the 49ers went undefeated wearing the red jerseys of the throwback uniform.
Jesse Grant/Getty Images Brock Purdy was dubbed “Mr. Irrelevant,” but he’s embracing the nickname ahead of his appearance in Super Bowl LVIII. ... It’s all good,” the San Francisco 49ers ...
The 49ers would also trade a sixth round draft pick for wide receiver Anquan Boldin from the Baltimore Ravens, the team that had beaten them in the Super Bowl. [172] The 49ers finished 12–4 in the 2013 regular season and enter the playoffs as a wildcard, with their first game at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers. [173]
In a less-than-two-year span, Purdy has gone from being selected as the last overall pick in the draft — which gave him the nickname of Mr. Irrelevant — to one of the NFL's best quarterbacks.
San Francisco 49ers: Sourdough Sam: A caricature of a 49er, inspired by prospectors who went to California during the California Gold Rush (1848–1855) Seattle Seahawks: Blitz; Boom; Taima Blitz and Boom are large blue anthropomorphic birds; Taima is an augur hawk, sometimes thought to be an osprey but actually a buteo [2] Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...