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Old Kezar Stadium was the home of the San Francisco 49ers from 1946-1970. The 49ers were a part of the All America Football Conference until 1950 when the Conference folded. There were some twists and turns at the end of the AAFC’s run. Buffalo had a decided advantage in attendance over a number of the teams. But, the Owner cashed out and joined the Cleveland Browns as a minority Owner. The Miami Seahawks became the Baltimore Colts. But, they lasted only as long as the 1950 season. 3-years later the League gave Baltimore a second chance with the remnants of the Dallas Texans. All through the AAFC years the 49ers were solid. They lost the final Championship Game to the Browns (who won all four of them). Kezar was a rough place to play per opposing players. The field was often in poor shape. And, the seagulls were omnipresent late in games. Artie Donovan claimed that the birds were expert dive bombers. San Fran closed the building with a loss to Dallas in the Conference Championship Game. They spent 43-years at Candlestick Park before moving some 38-miles to just south of the Bay at Levi’s Stadium.

This has been some week, eh? It started with the collective Burgundy-and-Gold nation screaming at their TV sets, “What are you doing?!!!” By the end of the week everyone in the organization short of the Water Boys were claiming that the snafu at the end of the Giants’ game was “On Me.” In the meantime the Sports Talk Radio and TV Talking Heads had drawn and quartered Head Coach Dan Quinn. It was a lot of mob mentality on full display. And, if you dared venture into the message boards the commentariat was looking for an even harsher fate, if one is possible for