George Seifert was the respected head coach. Mike Shanahan was his savvy offensive coordinator; his kid Kyle was the team ballboy. Eddie DeBartolo still owned the 49ers and was driven to win ...

It had to be tougher than it looked for George Seifert to take over as 49ers head coach from Bill Walsh. After all, Walsh was the primary architect in the 49ers' rise to NFL king of the hill.