At a time when the 49ers struggle for relevance, a glorious episode of their history lives on. Carmen Policy, the front-office mastermind of Eddie DeBartolo’s ownership, is one of five people to be announced Monday as the latest inductees into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
The enshrinement banquet will be April 24 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, an evening certain to evoke distinctive images and the Hall’s wide-reaching scope. The class also includes jockey Russell Baze, Olympic volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings, former Giants third baseman Matt Williams and Bill Cartwright, the USF alum who went on to become an NBA mainstay.