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| Source:Pigskin Academy with the San Francisco 49ers vs the Colts, from 1960. |
Source:The Daily Journal
“Rare original TV Broadcast footage from the 1st Quarter of the 1960 Baltimore Colts vs. the San Francisco 49ers. This was the season that Niners Coach Red Hickey introduced the Shotgun Formation which was later popularized by the Dallas Cowboys and is now used by virtually every team in Pro Football.”
From Pigskin Academy
Interesting matchup between a good veteran San Francisco 49er team who were pretty solid in the 1950s and had the wildcard been around back then, probably would’ve made the playoffs several times, against the two-time defending NFL Champion Colts who were going for a three-peat.
The San Francisco 49ers of this era were good and again would’ve been a consistent playoff team back then if their were wildcards, instead of just the conference champions making to postseason and then playing the NFL Championship against each other. But the 49ers weren’t a championship team. Good on offense, but perhaps not great and didn’t have a great defense either.
The Colts were going for their 3rd-straight NFL Championship in 1960. So this was a matchup between a good football team in the 49ers, against a proven NFL champion in the Colts.
