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A list of the best <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/every-san-francisco-49ers-tight-end-ranked/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">San Francisco 49ers</a> of all time. The San Francisco 49ers are one of the most successful and popular NFL teams during the Super Bowl era. The team has gone to six Super Bowls, winning five of them. The San Francisco teams of the past four decades have had some of the best players in football history. These players are widely considered the best players at their position and are easily the greatest 49ers ever. Every conversation about the greatest 49ers begins with Joe Montana. Drafted in the third round in 1979, Montana was an integral player in the 49ers dynasty of the 1980s and 1990s. The team won four Super Bowls with Montana as its quarterback, confirming his status as one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-quarterbacks-of-all-time">greatest quarterbacks of all time</a>. Next in line was another superstar quarterback: Steve Young. A worthy successor, Young was an NFL MVP and led the 49ers to the Super Bowl title after the 1994.You can't talk about the greatest 49ers players of all time without mentioning the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-wide-receivers-of-all-time">best wide receiver ever</a>. Jerry Rice had the most storied career of any receiver in NFL history. Rice holds nearly every receiving record in NFL history and is by far and away the best 49ers receiver of all time. The 49ers defense has featured the iconic Ronnie Lott and more recently, superstar linebacker Patrick Willis.This is the list of the best San Francisco 49ers of all time. If you see someone missing from this list, feel free to add him. Vote or rerank this list according to who you think is the greatest San Francisco 49ers player of all time.

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Big fan of San Francisco football? Then check out this list of San Francisco 49ers wide receivers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting wide receiver from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-san-francisco-49ers-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">San Francisco 49ers history</a>, including current wide receivers and past ones. Featuring 2018-2019 San Francisco 49ers&nbsp;and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;wide receivers of all time,&nbsp;the best 49ers&nbsp;WRs include Jerry Rice, Michael Crabtree, Terrell Owens, and Anquan Boldin.

Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-wide-receivers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best wide receivers</a> in San Francisco 49ers history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of San Francisco 49ers&nbsp;starting wide receiver.

The San Francisco 49ers have had some great tight ends throughout the franchise’s history. This list of 49ers tight ends features former greats, current impact players, and even future stars! As the tight end position increasingly becomes more of a focal point in NFL offensive schemes, one can only imagine what this list will look like years down the road.No matter what happens with the evolution of this position, these 49ers tight ends have left a legacy that won't be forgotten.&nbsp;Great 49ers players such as&nbsp;Vernon Davis, Brent Jones, and Monty Stickles, some of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-football-players-ever" target="_blank">the best NFL players of all time</a>,&nbsp;have gone down as some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-25-greatest-tight-ends-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best tight ends</a> in the franchise's history.&nbsp;But who’s the best tight end in San Francisco 49ers history? Which of these tight ends has left a lasting legacy for his team? Vote below for who you think is the best San Francisco 49ers tight end of all time, then head over and check out <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-san-francisco-49ers-of-all-time/ranker-nfl" target="_blank">the top San Francisco 49ers players ever</a>.

Big fan of San Francisco football? Then check out this list of San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks with photos! It includes every starting quarterback from throughout San Francisco 49ers history, including current quarterbacks and past ones. This roster contains many American football greats, players in the game with the highest ratings in the NFL. The QB is the leader of the offensive team, the one who often calls the plays. Although most teams use an offensive coordinator now, QBs still need to know the intricacies of the rules for trick plays and tactics. Vigorous training is a must-- and don&#39;t forget that a quarterback is only as good as his receivers.&nbsp;You can also vote for the best <a href="/list/best-san-francisco-49ers-running-backs/ranker-nfl" target="_blank">San Francisco 49ers&nbsp;running backs</a> and the <a href="/list/best-san-francisco-49ers-wide-receivers/ranker-nfl" target="_blank">best San Francisco&nbsp;49ers wide receivers</a>.&nbsp;

Who are the best quarterbacks in San Francisco 49ers history? They&#39;re on this comprehensive list, along with all of the other sports stars who have had the honor of being the arm behind this beloved California&nbsp;team. Here is every athlete who&#39;s ever held the illustrious position of San Francisco 49ers quarterback.

Big fan of San Francisco football? Then check out this list of San Francisco 49ers cornerbacks with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting cornerback from throughout <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-san-francisco-49ers-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">San Francisco 49ers history</a>, including current cornerbacks and past ones. An important part of the San Francisco defensive backfield, the CB position requires fast players to cover receivers, defend against pass offenses, and make tackles. Featuring 2018-2019 49ers and&nbsp;some of the&nbsp;greatest NFL cornerbacks of all time,&nbsp;the best 49ers&nbsp;CBs include Tramaine Brock, Shawntae Spencer, Tarell Brown, Nate Clements, and Kermit Alexander.Who are the best cornerbacks in San Francisco 49ers history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of San Francisco 49ers&nbsp;starting cornerback.

Running Backs

Big fan of San Francisco football? Then check out this list of San Francisco 49ers running backs with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout San Francisco 49ers history, including current running backs and past ones. Featuring 2018-2019 San Francisco 49ers&nbsp;and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;running backs&nbsp;of all time, the best 49ers RBs include Frank Gore, Garrison Hearst, O. J. Simpson, and Roger Craig, among other greats.&nbsp;

Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-nfl-running-backs-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best running backs</a> in San Francisco 49ers history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of San Francisco 49ers&nbsp;starting running back.

Jim Harbaugh

There have been many <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-san-francisco-49ers-kickers-ever/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">San Francisco 49ers</a> coaches in the team&#39;s history, but who is <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-truly-hard-seltzer-flavors/bottoms-up?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">truly the best</a> 49ers coach of all time? Help us answer that question by upvoting your personal favorite former&nbsp;San Francisco 49ers coaches, and downvoting any that you believe brought the team down.

The second most winningest Super Bowl team in the NFL (tied with Dallas with 5), the Niners won all their championships under the leadership of only two coaches. Their first three came in the 80s, courtesy of Pro Football Hall of Fame&nbsp;coach Bill Walsh. Walsh coached the team to three Super Bowl victories in 1981, 1984, and 1988. In 1989 new head coach&nbsp;George Seifert helped them with back to back Super Bowls, and he won another one with the team in 94.&nbsp;

Who is the greatest San Francisco 49ers coach of all time? Let us know by upvoting for your favorite head coaches below that you believe really made an impact on the franchise.

The best San Francisco 49ers kickers ever have all had a part in some of the biggest moments in franchise history. NFL games can be won and lost by one or two points, making every made or missed kick of the greatest importance and every starting kicker a potential hero.

While recent stars like Joe Nedney and Phil Dawson&nbsp;have made their mark in the 49ers&rsquo; past, early standouts like Ray Wersching and Tommy Davis helped craft their own legacies in the old days of&nbsp;the franchise.

So which of these kickers from San Francisco 49ers&nbsp;history deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best 49ers&nbsp;kickers of all-time? Vote below, and check back to see what other football fans thought.

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Ray Wersching

Raimund "Ray" Wersching (born August 21, 1950) is an Austrian former placekicker in the NFL. He played in the NFL for a span of 15 years, from 1973 through 1987.

Robbie Gould

Robert Paul Gould III (; born December 6, 1982) is an American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Chicago Bears from 2005 to 2015, during which he became the franchise's all-time leading scorer. Gould was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State. Gould is the second most accurate kicker in NFL history, only behind Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens.

Mike Cofer

James Michael Cofer (born February 19, 1964 in Columbia, South Carolina), is a former professional American football player who attended Charlotte Country Day School. A 6'2", 197 lb (89 kg) placekicker from North Carolina State University, Cofer kicked in the National Football League for eight seasons from 1987–1993 and 1995. In the 1990s and 2002, he was also a stock car racing driver in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour and Craftsman Truck Series.

Joe Nedney

Joseph Thomas Nedney (born March 22, 1973) is a former American football placekicker. Born and raised in San Jose, California, Nedney played college football at San Jose State and signed as an undrafted player with the Miami Dolphins in 1996. He played for the 49ers from 2005 to 2010 after having played for the Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers, and Tennessee Titans

David Akers

David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football at Louisville, and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1997.
Akers also played for the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Berlin Thunder, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and Detroit Lions. He was selected for the Pro Bowl six times in his career and was at one point tied for the longest field goal in NFL history when he kicked a 63-yard field goal with the San Francisco 49ers. His retirement on October 23, 2017 made him the last Eagle from the Super Bowl XXXIX team to retire from the NFL.

Phil Dawson

Philip Drury "Phil" Dawson (born January 23, 1975) is a former American football placekicker. He played for the Cleveland Browns from 1999 to 2012 and holds their franchise record for most field goals made, passing Hall of Famer Lou Groza in 2010. He played college football at Texas. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers from 2013-2016, and the Arizona Cardinals in 2017 and 2018. He signed a contract in 2019 to retire as a member of the team that he started with, the Cleveland Browns.

Gordy Soltau

Gordon Leroy Soltau (January 25, 1925 – October 26, 2014) was an American football player who played wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers. He joined the Navy and served during the Second World War. After the war, he attended the University of Minnesota, where he played football and became one of the school's legendary players. He joined the 49ers in their first year in the NFL playing both wide receiver and place kicker. In 1952 he led the NFL in scoring. He was All Pro in 1952, 1953 and 1954. Soltau was instrumental in the formation of the NFL players association. He is now enshrined in the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame.
On October 26, 2014, Soltau died at the age of 89.

Tommy Davis

Tommy Davis (October 13, 1934 – April 4, 1987) was an American football punter and kicker.

Bruce Gossett

Bruce Gossett (born November 9, 1941 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former National Football League placekicker from 1964-1974. He was in the Pro Bowl twice. He scored 100 points in six of his seasons. He was first team Sporting News All NFL in 1964, 1966, All NFC in 1973, and Sporting News first team All NFC in 1973. He scored 1,031 points in an 11-year NFL career. He wore number 30. 
While playing for the Rams he resided in Fountain Valley, Orange County, California, where he was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club chapter in the mid-1960s.  
In his 11-year NFL career (1964-1974), Gossett never missed a game, playing in 154 consecutive contests.

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Doug Brien

Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien (born November 24, 1970) is a former American football placekicker. He played twelve seasons for seven teams in the National Football League: 
San Francisco, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay, Minnesota, New York Jets, and Chicago. Brien was picked in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft (85th overall) by San Francisco out of the University of California, Berkeley.

Gary Anderson

Gary Allan Anderson (born July 16, 1959) is a former National Football League (NFL) placekicker. The first South African to appear in an NFL regular season game, Anderson played in the league for 23 seasons with six teams. He spent the majority of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is also known for his tenure with the Minnesota Vikings. A four-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro, Anderson set several records during his two decades in the league and was named to the NFL's All-Decade teams of the 1980s and 1990s, as well as the Steelers All-Time Team.
As a member of the Vikings in 1998, Anderson became the first NFL kicker to successfully convert every field goal and point after touchdown during regular season play. During the postseason, however, he missed a critical field goal in the 1998 NFC Championship Game, which is regarded as a primary factor in the Vikings' subsequent defeat. Anderson continued to play in the NFL for six more seasons before retiring. At the time of his retirement, Anderson held the NFL records for points scored and field goals made. He ranks second in games played (353), third in points scored (2,434), and third in field goals made (538) and is also the Steelers' all-time leading scorer at 1,343.

Jeff Wilkins

Jeffrey Allen Wilkins (born April 19, 1972), nicknamed "Money", is a former American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). With the Rams, he won Super Bowl XXXIV over the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for Youngstown State University.  Wilkins is currently tied for second place all time in most consecutive PATs without a miss at 371.

José Cortéz

José Antonio Cortez (born May 27, 1975) is a former American football placekicker. Cortez played for twelve different teams in four different leagues from 1999 until 2005. He is distinguished as being the first Salvadoran to play in the National Football League.

Steve Mike-Mayer

Istvan "Steve" Mike-Mayer (born September 8, 1947) is a former American football placekicker in the NFL from 1975-1980 for the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, and the Baltimore Colts. His brother Nick Mike-Mayer also played in the NFL.  Mike-Mayer played college football at the University of Maryland.

Matt Bahr

Matthew David Bahr (born July 6, 1956) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League, and professional soccer player in the North American Soccer League. He attended Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pennsylvania where he excelled in both football and soccer.  He is the son of National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Walter Bahr, and is the brother of NFL kicker Chris Bahr.

Momčilo Gavrić

Momčilo "Gabbo" Gavrić (August 4, 1938 – March 13, 2010) was a Yugoslavian-born soccer player.
Born in Sinj, Croatia, Gavric aspired to play professional soccer and played in his hometown club NK Junak Sinj. In 1959, he moved to Belgrade, then Yugoslav capital, and began playing with Yugoslav First League side OFK Beograd. He had call-ups to the national team, but only ended up playing for the B national team. He left Yugoslavia in 1967 and moved to the United States. In 1967, he signed with the Oakland Clippers of the North American Soccer League.  Gavrić spent two seasons with the Clippers and won the 1967 championship with them. He was also an NFL placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers in 1969. In 1971, he moved to the Dallas Tornado, then on to the San Jose Earthquakes from 1974 to 1978. In 1975, Gabbo Gavrić was the co-MVP of the NASL indoor tournament and named to the All-tournament team. He was a player and coach at San Jose until 1976, and he continued to coach through 1978.
Gavric died on March 13, 2010 of complications from Parkinson's disease.

Wade Richey

Wade Edward Richey (born May 19, 1976) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League.

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Todd Peterson

Joseph Todd Peterson (born February 4, 1970) is a retired American football placekicker. He was drafted by the New York Giants from the University of Georgia with the ninth pick of the seventh round (177th overall) in the 1993 NFL Draft. Peterson last played with the Atlanta Falcons in 2005. His contract with the Falcons expired on March 11, 2006 and he retired after that season.  He and his wife, Susan, are co-owners of Cabell's Designs LLC, with Cabell Sweeney.  Cabell's is a design and licensing group focusing on collegiately licensed products in the giftware industry.

Dennis Patera

Jeff Chandler

Jeffrey Robin Chandler (born June 18, 1979) is an American former college and professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the early 2000s.  Chandler played college football for the University of Florida, where he became the all-time leading scorer with 368 points.  Thereafter, he played professionally for the San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins of the NFL.

Jeff Reed

Jeffrey "Jeff" Montgomery Reed (born April 9, 1979) is a former National Football League placekicker. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2002 until 2010, and is second all-time behind Gary Anderson for the most points scored by a Steeler. 
He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks.

Shane Andrus

Shane Andrus (born October 2, 1980) is a former American football placekicker. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Murray State.
Andrus has also been a member of the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tony Zendejas

Tony Zendejas (born May 15, 1960) is a former Mexican American football placekicker. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL). After the USFL folded, he was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL Supplemental draft by the Washington Redskins.
In his career, Zendejas also played for the Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).

The best San Francisco 49ers kickers ever have all had a part in some of the biggest moments in franchise history. NFL games can be won and lost by one or two ...