Articles

NFL’s On The Fifty Charitable Dining Experience

World-renowned chef Michael Mina  is teaming with the NFL and NFL Foundation to create On The Fifty – A Charitable Dining Experience restaurant at RN74 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fans will have the opportunity to receive a taste of Super Bowl hospitality and participate in an interactive charitable dining experience benefitting the NFL Foundation…

UCLA and Nebraska Stars Provide Backbone For 49ers Championships

Artifacts and memorabilia from many former UCLA and Nebraska football stars are on display in the 49ers Museum presented by Sony. Included are Tom Rathman’s complete game-worn uniform, five Lombardi Trophies and a Super Bowl ring from every 49ers championship team. Museum guests can also stroll through the life-sized 49ers Hall of Fame statues and…

Levi’s Stadium to Host Four Matches As Part of 2016 Copa America Centenario

Tournament organizers for the 2016 Copa America Centenario today announced that Levi’s® Stadium will host the historic opening match of the event on June 3, 2016, highlighting a slate of four tournament matches at the venue. As the host country for the event, the United States Men’s National Team will participate in the opening match…

49ers To Host Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Awards Banquet

On December 10, 2015, the San Francisco 49ers announced that the organization will host the 13th annual Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Awards banquet at Levi’s® Stadium on Monday, May 23, 2016. The awards banquet, which has awarded over $250,000 in scholarships to local student-athletes since its inception, will feature 80 of the Bay Area’s top…

Bay Area Students Gather For First Annual Stem Bowl

On Wednesday, December 9, the 49ers Museum presented by Sony hosted their first annual Chevron STEM Bowl presented by the 49ers Foundation and KPIX 5. Check out the local media coverage and photos of the event below.  Broadcast:  KNTV-SF (NBC) – San Francisco, CA: STEM Bowl Date Aired: 12/9 at 11:14am  KNTV-SF (NBC) – San…

Deadline to Order Fanwalk Bricks on December 31

The opportunity to be a part of stadium history and purchase a Levi’s® Stadium Fanwalk commemorative brick ends at midnight, December 31, 2015. Order yours today. The Levi’s® Stadium Fanwalk, located at Intel Plaza, features commemorative bricks lining the stadium’s “front door” on Tasman Drive. Ensure your own place in history by purchasing a brick engraved with a…

Pac-12 Football Championship Rivals Share Link to 49ers

By Joe Hession          49ers Museum Historian Stanford and USC, opponents for the 2015 Pac-12 championship game at Levi’s® Stadium, have one notable thing in common. Both universities have provided the San Francisco 49ers with a steady stream of top-notch football players. Since the 49ers first year of operation in 1946, Stanford seemingly has supplied the…

Levi’s® Stadium Among 10 Host Venues For COPA America Centenario In June 2016

Levi’s® Stadium has been selected as one of 10 host sites for the Copa America Centenario, which will be played from June 3-26, 2016 in the United States, by teams from the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), as announced by the Copa America…

49ers Museum Honored With Communication Award From ISHA

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The 49ers Museum presented by Sony was honored with the “Education Programming Materials” Communication Award from the International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA), a non-profit member institution which promotes and supports organizations and individuals engaged in the celebration of sports heritage, during its annual conference in Williamsport, Pa. The 49ers Museum was…

Levi’s Stadium Named 2019 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SITE

Levi’s® Stadium was selected today as the host venue for the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship to be played on Monday, January 7, 2019. The announcement by the College Football Playoff (CFP) management committee was made from the Big Ten Conference Office in Chicago and included the selection of Atlanta as the 2018 host…

49ers Alumni

World War II Heroes: The 49ers Founding Fathers

By: Joe Hession 49ers Museum historian Military veterans returning from World War II supplied the backbone of the 49ers original 1946 team. The Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, Remagen Bridge, Saipan and many other legendary World War II encounters included at least one future 49ers player. From team administrators like Lou Spadia, to quarterback…

Levi’s Stadium Part of Kenny Chesney’s Spreads The Love 2016 Tour Reveal

After breaking nine attendance records – many his own – and selling in excess of 1.3 million tickets on The Big Revival Tour, Kenny Chesney wanted to harness the energy of last year’s audiences. Naming his 2016 tour Spread the Love to reflect the No Shoes Nation’s passion for living life and loving music, he’s…

49ERS STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM TO PARTNER WITH WONDER WORKSHOP TO BRING CODING AND ROBOTICS TO KIDS IN AN ACTIVE PLAY ENVIRONMENT

The 49ers Museum presented by Sony today announced an educational partnership with Silicon Valley-based technology company, Wonder Workshop. The partnership will enable the 49ers STEM Education Program to integrate programmable robots, Dash and Dot, into its curriculum to engage students in coding and robotics through hands-on active play. As the leading professional sports organization in…

NEW YORK ARTISTS CREATE MAGICAL HALL OF FAME STATUES

Charles Haley is now in select company. The 49ers former defensive end, recently enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will soon have his statue unveiled at the Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. 49ers Hall of Fame alongside 26 other 49ers immortals including quarterback Joe Montana, receiver Jerry Rice and defensive back Ronnie Lott.   …

PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESALE TICKETS AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 3

Levi’s® Stadium will host the Pac-12 Football Championship Game for the second year in a row on Saturday, Dec. 5, in a game featuring the Pac-12 North champion versus the Pac-12 South champion. Pre-sale tickets for the 2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game will be available to Levi’s® Stadium SBL Members starting Thursday, Sept. 3, with…