{"product_id":"1981-san-francisco-49ers-super-bowl-xvi-champions-team-signed-football-w-40-plus-autographs","title":"1981 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XVI Champions Team Signed Football \/w 40 plus Autographs","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 1981 San Francisco 49ers went 13-3 under Bill Walsh, winning the NFC West and beginning one of the NFL’s great dynasties. Led by Joe Montana, Dwight Clark and rookie Ronnie Lott, San Francisco defeated Dallas 28-27 in the NFC Championship on the legendary “The Catch.” The 49ers then beat Cincinnati 26-21 in Super Bowl XVI, capturing the first Super Bowl championship in franchise history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOffered is an Official NFL (Pete Rozelle) 3 panel white\/1 panel brown leather football especially made for teams to sign the football. Some cracking to the white leather panels from aging. 40 plus autographs signed in bold blue ballpoint pen. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHighlights include:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDan Audick, \u003cb\u003eJohn Ayers (D. 1995 at age 42 from cancer)\u003c\/b\u003e, Guy Benjamin (Montana’s backup QB), Dan Bunz, Jim Choma, \u003cb\u003eDwight Clark (D. 2018), Earl Cooper, Randy Cross, Fred Dean (D. 2020),\u003c\/b\u003e Walt Downing, Walt Easley (D. 2013 at the age of 55), Keith Farnhorst (D. 2018), Wille Harper, \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Harty, Eric Herring (he was on the 49ers Injured reserve in 1981 and never played in a regular season NFL game), Dwight Hicks, \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAllan Kennedy, Pete Kugler, Amos Lawrence, Bobby Leopold, \u003cb\u003eRonnie Lott\u003c\/b\u003e, Saladin Martin (in only season on the active roster with the Niners), Jim Miller, \u003cb\u003eJoe Montana, \u003c\/b\u003eLawrence Pillers, Fred Quillan (D. 2016 at age 60), Archie Reese, Jack “Hacksaw” Reynolds, Bill Ring, Mike Shumann, Freddie Solomon, Jim Stuckey, Lynn Thomas (D. 2021), Ray Wersching, Carlton Williamson, Mike Wilson, Eric Wright, plus others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe can count on one hand how many of these team signed footballs from the 1981 Niners team we’ve seen that have come up for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHistoric ball from their first Super Bowl appearance and win in franchise history!!!\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albersheim's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49470234755227,"sku":"14677","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/2573\/3275\/files\/2026-08-3112.36.32.jpg?v=1788816866","url":"https:\/\/www.albersheims.com\/products\/1981-san-francisco-49ers-super-bowl-xvi-champions-team-signed-football-w-40-plus-autographs","provider":"Albersheim's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}