RIP Freddie Solomon

[Steak Snabler]

Was his last game the Super Bowl win over the Dolphins?

No, he played in 1985, which was Rice's rookie year. So his last NFL game would have been the wild-card playoff loss to the Giants.

 

[Tarheel316]

Makes me sad. As a lifelong 49ers fan I remember him as one of the best.

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

I hear his name in Pat Summerall's voice. Very sad news.

 

[Chef2]

I hear his name in Pat Summerall's voice.

As can I.

 

[qtlaw]

He was a great 49er; the deep threat on the '81 & '84 SB Champ. teams. (ah for a Freddie Soloman on this year's team.) Heard that Eddie DeBartolo helped drive him to his medical appointments and spent a lot of time with Solomon in the last year. DeBartolo really did/does care about his players. RIP Freddie.

 

[LongTimeListener]

He was a great 49er; the deep threat on the '81 & '84 SB Champ. teams. (ah for a Freddie Soloman on this year's team.) Heard that Eddie DeBartolo helped drive him to his medical appointments and spent a lot of time with Solomon in the last year. DeBartolo really did/does care about his players. RIP Freddie.

This turned out to be the "personal matter" that kept DeBartolo away from the Super Bowl when his HOF candidacy was being debated.

 

[qtlaw]

He was a great 49er; the deep threat on the '81 & '84 SB Champ. teams. (ah for a Freddie Soloman on this year's team.) Heard that Eddie DeBartolo helped drive him to his medical appointments and spent a lot of time with Solomon in the last year. DeBartolo really did/does care about his players. RIP Freddie.

This turned out to be the "personal matter" that kept DeBartolo away from the Super Bowl when his HOF candidacy was being debated.

Ah. Thanks. I of course loved DeBartolo because he brought 5 championships but aside from Halas and Paul Brown, find it hard to see how an owner belongs in the HOF.