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How did the name 49ers originate?

The Unnoticed asked:


In 1950 the San Francisco 49ers were the first major-league professional football team on the West Coast. How did the name 49ers originate?

Lori

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3 Responses to “How did the name 49ers originate?”

1. Exitwound says:

   February 2, 2008 at 4:28 am

   From the California gold rush in 1849.
2. rickenbanger says:

   February 4, 2008 at 5:46 pm

   From the 1849 California gold rush. The miners who went to Sutters Mill were called ‘49ers’
3. Zoe D says:

   February 7, 2008 at 11:26 pm

   It came from the gold rush in california in 1849 when all the miners and non miners came to seek their fortune in the rivers