Ihave to admit I'm a frontrunner. Although I have stuck by the San Francisco 49ers through thick and thin ever since I was 5 years old in 1970. Of course they were a winning team when I became a fan.

But I have to admit I sort of look down on those Johnny Come Lately 49er fans who are about my age who are “post-Joe Montana” 49er fans.

To show you how long I've been a 49ers fan my favorite 49ers quarterback isn't Joe Montana it's John Brodie (who belongs in the Hall of Fame by the way). And my favorite 49ers receiver isn't Jerry Rice it's Gene Washington (who had an awesome afro by the way. I have to admit a close second is John Taylor because he racked up a lot of points for me in my Fantasy League.

For some reason my parents were 49er and Oakland Athletics fans when I was a kid so I al

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