LEVI’S® STADIUM HAS GENERATED MORE THAN $2 BILLION FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY SINCE OPENING ROUGHLY 10 YEARS AGO
Repayment for the cost of building Levi’s® Stadium is decades ahead of schedule, saving the Stadium Authority $100 million in interest costs.
5 THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR DURING THE 49ERS ‘Football for All’ GAME
In the San Francisco 49ers Week 3 preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers, the team will spotlight the diversity of the Bay Area, the Faithful and those who work in the sports industry with the 49ers first-ever “Football for All” celebration. Under the Friday night lights, the 49ers will commemorate identity and cultural inclusiveness…
San Francisco Bay Area, Levi’s® Stadium Selected to Host FIFA World Cup 2026™
FIFA today announced the selection of the San Francisco Bay Area as an official host community for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ that will be played across Canada, Mexico and the United States. In a globally televised live announcement from New York City, the Bay Area was included among the communities that will host matches…
49ERS MUSEUM ARTIFACTS ON LOAN TO SFO MUSEUM FOR SUPER BOWL 50 EXHIBIT
In anticipation of Super Bowl 50, which will be played at Levi’s® Stadium on February 7, 2016, the 49ers Museum presented by Sony has loaned a number of artifacts to SFO Museum for an exhibit that will be on display through February 2016. SFO Museum has partnered with the Pro Football Hall of Fame on…
CANDLESTICK PARK MEMORIES
Billy McD slipped his mother’s Dodge Dart into the red zone beside South Sunset playground where a heated three-a-side basketball game was in progress. He stuck his muddled mop of red hair out the car window and yelled in his lovely Irish lilt, “Hey lads, I’m goin’ to the Niners game. Who’s wit’ me?” It…
Sharks Surface at Levi’s® Stadium
By Joe Hession, 49ers Museum historian Call it the frozen tundra of Levi’s Stadium. That’s right. The football home to Frank Gore, Colin Kaepernick and a legion of faithful 49ers fans will be transformed into a winter wonderland for one evening on February 21, as Levi’s® Stadium and the DeBartolo York family welcome outdoor hockey…
49ers Museum’s Artifact of the Month: Super Bowls in January
Super Bowl XVI Brings First Major Championship to San Francisco By Joe Hession, 49ers Museum historian January football rekindles Super Bowl memories in San Francisco and the legendary exploits of Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott and Steve Young quickly come to mind. But a host of unheralded 49ers played a significant role in the club’s…
Artifact of the Game: 49ers vs. Cardinals
This story will appear in the Dec. 28 issue of the San Francisco 49ers Gameday magazine. Frank Gore Sets 49ers Rushing Touchdown Mark Against Cardinals By Joe Hession, 49ers Museum historian Frank Gore’s two-yard touchdown plunge in a 27-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals on the final day of the 2012 season put the 49ers…