Denise Debartolo-York was did not buy the niners. Control of the team was given to her by an overly trusting brother in the midst of a criminal trial. The original deal was for Denise to return control of the team to Eddie if or when he was acquited. When Eddie was eventually acquitted Denise renegged on the original agreement and chose to retain ownership of the team. Subsequently leading to the niners modern-era downfall.
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Jed York of the San Francisco 49ers is the youngest NFL owner by far. The nephew of former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo is barely 30 years old.
On January 22, 2012, the New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in overtime.
Len Eshmont played for the New York Giants in 1941 and for the San Francisco 49ers, when they played in the All-American Football Conference, between 1946-1949.
Only the New York Giants (4x), the Green Bay Packers (4x), the New England Patriots (4x), the San Francisco 49ers (5x), the Dallas Cowboys (5x), and the Pittsburgh Steelers (6x).
The 1988 San Francisco 49ers, the 2007 New York Giants and the 2010 Green Bay Packers all had a 10 - 6 regular season record and won the Super Bowl.