Rise of the 49ers
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Rise of the 49ers documents the San Francisco 49ers' transformation into one of the great dynasties in professional sports history and the NFL's "Team of the 80s." The series explores the characters behind the franchise's rise, such as the young owner who spared no expense to win, the brilliant coach who was wracked with self-doubt, and some of the greatest players in NFL history. They navigated drama on and off the field and won four Super Bowls during the decade, forever changing sports and leaving their mark on the turbulent city they called home.
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Rise of the 49ers We Built This City New
In 1977, the young scion of a family real estate empire buys the NFL's San Francisco 49ers; his efforts to build a winner fail until he hires an outcast coach with radical ideas; together they construct a team that begins to challenge NFL royalty.
6:00 PM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers Weird, and Football New
In 1981, the 49ers complete their miracle Super Bowl run, galvanizing the troubled, iconoclastic city of San Francisco; as the 80s wear on, they celebrate another Super Bowl, welcome new superstar players, and weather drama off the field.
7:07 PM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers We Built This City
In 1977, the young scion of a family real estate empire buys the NFL's San Francisco 49ers; his efforts to build a winner fail until he hires an outcast coach with radical ideas; together they construct a team that begins to challenge NFL royalty.
8:12 PM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers Weird, and Football
In 1981, the 49ers complete their miracle Super Bowl run, galvanizing the troubled, iconoclastic city of San Francisco; as the 80s wear on, they celebrate another Super Bowl, welcome new superstar players, and weather drama off the field.
9:18 PM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers We Built This City
In 1977, the young scion of a family real estate empire buys the NFL's San Francisco 49ers; his efforts to build a winner fail until he hires an outcast coach with radical ideas; together they construct a team that begins to challenge NFL royalty.
12:49 AM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers Weird, and Football
In 1981, the 49ers complete their miracle Super Bowl run, galvanizing the troubled, iconoclastic city of San Francisco; as the 80s wear on, they celebrate another Super Bowl, welcome new superstar players, and weather drama off the field.
1:55 AM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers The Gold Standard New
Just as the 49ers appear to reach their peak in the late 1980s, a shocking playoff loss and the burgeoning quarterback controversy between superstar Joe Montana and the up-and-coming Steve Young threaten to tear the team apart.
6:00 PM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers Finesse-Ass 49ers New
Written off by the football world, the 1988 49ers come together for another miracle run; Super Bowl XXIII will make or break the team's dynasty, and it might be the last game for the team's brilliant but exhausted head coach, Bill Walsh.
7:07 PM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers The Gold Standard
Just as the 49ers appear to reach their peak in the late 1980s, a shocking playoff loss and the burgeoning quarterback controversy between superstar Joe Montana and the up-and-coming Steve Young threaten to tear the team apart.
8:13 PM on AMC - Canada
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Rise of the 49ers Finesse-Ass 49ers
Written off by the football world, the 1988 49ers come together for another miracle run; Super Bowl XXIII will make or break the team's dynasty, and it might be the last game for the team's brilliant but exhausted head coach, Bill Walsh.
9:20 PM on AMC - Canada
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