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Good morning and welcome to the Yardbarker Box Score, what we're reading while we wait for college football to come back (the spring games).
Happy birthday to George Foreman, Karen and Sarah Josephson, Deon Figures, Glenn Robinson, Jake Delhomme and Vladimir Zharkov. On this date on 1982, Joe Montana hit Dwight Clark for "The Catch" as the Niners edged past the Cowboys 28-27 on their way to the Super Bowl. San Francisco head coach Bill Walsh's quote in the New York Times at the time:
''Joe is the quarterback of the future,'' Bill Walsh said. ''He's got a fine arm and he's got the quickness of feet that Joe Namath had.''
Daily brain workout
Name the members of the 49ers that were on both of the back-to-back Super Bowl XXIII and XXIV teams.
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Around the league
When you start the season with a mission, you start the season with a mission.
He hasn't tweeted since this. Probably the greatest Twitter hiatus in history. https://t.co/4jC9ssJkK0
— SportsPickle (@sportspickle) January 10, 2017
That's a pretty good reason, Kirk. (Sorry we couldn't resist posting a second tweet today.)
On the left: Bo Scarbrough in 10th grade...On the right: Me in 11th grade. Now I know why Alabama never called. pic.twitter.com/CS3IVIP9ib
— Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) January 10, 2017
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