Full disclaimer: I am a fifth generation San Franciscan. There are photos of me as a child, dressed as Joe Montana. I have a mini football signed by Ronnie Lott.
One of my father’s patients was the equipment manager of the 49ers throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and he once let me try on one of his five Super Bowl rings.
My friend’s dad was the former ball boy for the 49ers and had in his possession “The Catch” ball caught by Dwight Clark. That ball now sits in the 49ers Hall of Fame in Santa Clara.