Kezar Stadium was the 49ers first home and where they played for the franchise's first 24-years. Viewed outside the prism of excitement, the stadium was an archaic and tattered one, in striking contrast to the stadiums they play in today. Kezar was designed by Willis Polk & Company and built in 1925 for $300,000. It was a place where the cold bite of the Pacific Ocean would cut right through you, chilling you to the bones.
The city-owned stadium was nestled among tall oak trees and next to the infamous Haight-Ashbury District. It was located at Stanyan and Frederick Street at the southeast end of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, but with just no parking. With just a tiny parking lot reserved for VIPs, players, coaches next to the stadium, …show more content…
KYA and KSFO radio stations broadcasted the 49ers games from the press box on the south side of the field. ACME, Goebol, Burgemeister, and Falstaff Brewing companies were the teams' radio and TV sponsors.
KPIX network televised the games in glorious black and white, and home games were blacked out within a 150-mile radius. "Bud” Foster, Roy Story, and Lon Simmons did the radio broadcasting, while Bob Fouts with Gordy Soltau did the TV commentaries
“Kezar wasn't a bad place, only different,” San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Art Rosenbaum once said. “Kezar was far from ideal, but it brought out the community feeling. There were always a few spots of brilliance, quite a bit of comedy, a great deal of sentiment generated by the underdogs. It seems there was never a dull moment at Kezar.”
Kids under 16 years of age would sit in the Christopher Milk section. For 15-cents, they would buy a quart of Christopher Milk, clip the coupon off the back to get into a game. But, it seemed the age rule was loosley enforced. There were guys sitting in the section old enough to be my father, and they were drinking beer or smoking cigarettes. Obviously, they weren't
The city-owned stadium was nestled among tall oak trees and next to the infamous Haight-Ashbury District. It was located at Stanyan and Frederick Street at the southeast end of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, but with just no parking. With just a tiny parking lot reserved for VIPs, players, coaches next to the stadium, …show more content…
KYA and KSFO radio stations broadcasted the 49ers games from the press box on the south side of the field. ACME, Goebol, Burgemeister, and Falstaff Brewing companies were the teams' radio and TV sponsors.
KPIX network televised the games in glorious black and white, and home games were blacked out within a 150-mile radius. "Bud” Foster, Roy Story, and Lon Simmons did the radio broadcasting, while Bob Fouts with Gordy Soltau did the TV commentaries
“Kezar wasn't a bad place, only different,” San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Art Rosenbaum once said. “Kezar was far from ideal, but it brought out the community feeling. There were always a few spots of brilliance, quite a bit of comedy, a great deal of sentiment generated by the underdogs. It seems there was never a dull moment at Kezar.”
Kids under 16 years of age would sit in the Christopher Milk section. For 15-cents, they would buy a quart of Christopher Milk, clip the coupon off the back to get into a game. But, it seemed the age rule was loosley enforced. There were guys sitting in the section old enough to be my father, and they were drinking beer or smoking cigarettes. Obviously, they weren't