Joe Leonor

Born: March 4, 1973 ,San Francisco, California

Married to my beautiful wife Monica who is also a 49er fanatic .I was raised in the Bay Area my whole life. I am a sports fanatic and love my Niners, Warriors, and Giants. I have been a season ticket co-holder and bleed the Red and Gold.

Have you ever met somebody who can't miss a game, wakes up at 6am ( if I'm not already tailgating), on Sunday mornings to catch all the pre-game shows and then is glued to the television till 11pm watching highlights? Well that's me. I remember as a little kid collecting sports cards with my extra change hoping to get my favorite 49ers, Giants, or Warriors in the pack. To this day I still collect my favorite team memorabilia.

My prized possession is my Autographed Ronnie Lott Jersey. My dream is to someday own my Niner Empire Sports Bar / Lounge

Favorite Game attended - Every game is my favorite.

Favorite 49er: Ronnie Lott

Tidbit: Each table at my wedding was named after a 49er and / or coach. The wedding colors were of course red-burgundy / gold.

Rajeev Prasad

Born: Suva, Fiji Islands

My family moved to San Francisco when I was twelve. Living a short distance from Candlestick Park I later learned the 49ers played there. Barely knowing football I picked up the upcoming season's schedule and watched every game that year on TV starting from the first pre-season game against the Seattle Seahawks. It turned out to be the season that ended only after Dwight Clark made "The Catch" and the 49ers won their first Super Bowl.

I went to join the Marines in the summer of 1984 and told the recruiter I would only sign if I could leave for Boot Camp a week following the next Super Bowl because I wanted to see the 49ers win another Super Bowl. I left for Boot Camp in February of 1985, a week after we had won Super Bowl XIX. I was so pumped that it seemed like Boot Camp was a breeze.I had pretty much given up on going to games since tickets were hard to come by. So when a girlfriend I had would always find a way to get me season and playoff tickets I knew she was a keeper. I've been married to her now for fourteen years and have two beautiful kids who have joined us as part of "The Niner Empire".

My favorite play: Among many the Montana to JT touchdown pass during the final seconds of Super Bowl XXIII

My favorite player: Jerry Rice

I'm ready for #6

Luis aka "Forty9erlou"

Birthplace: San Francisco, CA

Why I am a 49er fan: Born and raised in SF there is nothing else I could have been except a 49er fan (I am the farthest thing from a bandwagon fan). In the late 70's everyone around me was a Cowboys fan, Raiders fan, Steelers fan, but since I lived right over the hill from Candlestick I naturally felt a connection with the Niners. The first game I attended was the 1980 game against the Saints, which was also known as the 49ers greatest comeback in the regular season. The only thing about that was I never made it past the 2nd quarter, because my uncles, who were long time 49er fans, had lost faith and didn't want to see them lose again. Well we all know what happened that day.the legend of Joe Montana was born!! I have been a die-hard fan ever since.

Favorite game attended: 1981 Championship game..yes I have the ticket stub to prove it!!

Favorite 49er: Jerry Rice

Tidbits: Been going to 49er games since 1980, but have officially been a season ticket holder since 2002..Married with 2 daughters and 1 step-daughter.Live In Oakland and love to represent the Niner Empire every chance I get.Tailgate before every game with the rest of the Pole K posse.

Born: Daly City, Ca

Married to my beautiful wife Trisha and have two children, Ashleigh & Robert. I live in Castro Valley surrounded by a huge base of Raider fans, but I let them know, that the 49ers own this town. I grew up watching Giants baseball. It wasn't till I meet Luis, aka Forty9erlou, in the 1980's, that I began to watch 49er football, and the rest is history. Since then I have been a devoted fan. I have been a season ticket holder now since 2002. It was then that I met Uncle John and Darin at Pole K. Lou and I have been tailgating with them ever since.

How big a fan am I? I wear 49er gear every day, I've collected so much memorabilia, I have to put it all over the house, if that's not enough I have a 49er tattoo on my arm. I bleed red and gold.enough said.

My all time favorite player is Steve Young. I followed his career from BYU to the Los Angeles Express to our beloved 49ers. My most memorable moment was when Steve Young came to Fremont to speak to a group of young adults. He chose me and my brother to be his bodyguards. I will never forget that day.

Favorite game was 1994 NFC Championship game. 49ers vs. the Dallas Cowgirls, a 38-28 win! We then went on to Superbowl XXIX vs the San Diego Charger, and spanked them 49 -26, with a Record 6 touchdown!

Jesse Esquivel

Born in Richmond, Ca. Feb 10, 1968 at 1:00 am. Been a 49er fan since Feb 10, 1968 at 1:01 am. My father was a die-hard fan so naturally I was too. I believe 49er fans are “bred” not made. I have been going to games since the late 70’s. My Uncle Pete has been a season ticket holder since 1956. I can remember him picking me up driving to downtown San Francisco and then taking the “Ball Park” express to
Candlestick. I remember the 1981 NFC Championship like it was yesterday I wasn’t at the game, but I will never forget the feeling I had when “The Catch” was made. My favorite player is Joe Montana, but I love every player who ever put on a 49er Jersey. My favorite game of all time was the Super Bowl against Denver.
I served in the United States Navy from 1987-1990. I was in boot camp during the first part of the 1987 season and had no idea how my 49ers were doing. I later found out later that the players had a strike. It killed me not knowing what was going on. I don’t miss games for anything. I’ve been a season ticket holder since 1998. I tailgate every home game. I’m at the park when the gates open and I’m usually there well after dark. I don’t enter the games late and I will never leave early to “beat traffic” I represent the 49ers to the fullest. I bleed “Red and Gold” and one of my hobbies is collecting anything that says 49er. I recently got engaged to the love of my life Marian and look forward to being married.

Born: Livermore, Ca

Living in Brentwood, CA

I am recently married and I am a Niner Die Hard….when the Niners win, I have a great week, but if they lose, it would take me a few days (if not the whole week) to get over the loss. I will not turn off the television until the scoreboard reaches 00.00, as a game is never over. Since I can remember, me and my friends would play football in the streets and imitate our favorite players.

One of my dreams was to be a season ticket holder and when the Forty-Niners were winning in the 1980’s and 1990’s, it was impossible to get tickets, so I would watch the games at home with great passion. But, as of 2004, I have become a season ticket holder and will NEVER give up my rights. I also try and collect any 49er memorabilia that I can find.

My wife, before she met me, had no real understanding of football, but is now a Forty-Niner fan who attends all the games with me. And we are proud to be part of the “Niner Empire”