The San Francisco 49ers are most well known for the history of excellent quarterbacking, with the best quarterback in NFL history, bar none, in Joe Montana and the also superb Steve Young, among many others.
However, the 49ers have had excellent players at more than just the “Golden Boy” position.
Running back is one of these.
These are the players who not only put themselves in precarious positions in the midst of 300-pound lineman on a daily basis, but also catch passes out of the backfield, selflessly block for the “Golden Boy” in the backfield and continually grind away.