NFL news: Super Bowl winner Jim Fahnhorst dead at 66
Ickey Woods (30) of the Cincinnati Bengals carries the ball while being pursued by Jim Fahnhorst (55) of the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XXIII on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
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Former NFL linebacker Jim Fahnhorst, a member of three Super Bowl-winning teams during his storied run with the San Francisco 49ers, died on Wednesday. He was 66.
The 49ers announced Fahnhorst’s death on Thursday, saying the franchise was left “deeply saddened by the passing.”
Fahnhorst recorded 232 tackles and seven interceptions in 82 games over seven seasons with the 49ers. He was in the starting lineup for 39 of those games.
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A San Francisco 49ers helmet sits idle during the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Jeffrey Becker/Imagn Images)
For four seasons, Keith Fahnhorst formed a formidable duo with his younger brother, Jim. The elder Fahnhorst was a 49ers offensive lineman from 1974 to 1987. Keith spent 14 seasons with the 49ers.
He passed away in 2018. Keith was also 66 at the time of his death.
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The Fahnhorst brothers both spent their college football days playing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Jim was named to the First-Team All-Big Ten team in 1981.
Ickey Woods (30) of the Cincinnati Bengals carries the ball while being pursued by Jim Fahnhorst (55) of the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XXIII on Jan. 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
He was eventually selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1982 NFL Draft. He never took the field in a Vikings uniform.
He later played two years in the USFL for two teams before joining his brother and the 49ers.
Linebacker Jim Fahnhorst (55)of the San Francisco 49ers tackles Atlanta Falcons quarterback Turk Schonert (14) at Candlestick Park on Nov. 23, 1986, in San Francisco, California. (George Rose/Getty Images)
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In 2018, Fahnhorst reflected on his move to San Francisco while 49ers’ training camp was underway, telling the team’s official website the decision was a “no-brainer.”
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