49ers: Top 30 moments in San Francisco franchise history

San Francisco 49ers: Top 30 all-time moments in franchise history

SAN FRANCISCO - AUGUST 10: (L-R) Former San Francisco 49er players Steve Young, Jerry Rice and Joe Montana stand with a Super Bowl trophy during a public memorial service for former 49ers coach Bill Walsh August 10, 2007 at Monster Park in San Francisco, California. NFL Hall of Famer Bill Walsh, who was known by many as 'The Genius' for leading the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl championships, died last week at the age of 75 after a long battle with leukemia. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /

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No. 11: Steve Young’s Victory Lap

En route to their fifth Super Bowl title, the 49ers faced off with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1995 NFC Championship game on January 15 at Candlestick Park.

The 49ers and Cowboys had a renewed rivalry in the 90s, and quarterback Steve Young was eager to finally step out of the shadows of former quarterback Joe Montana and help San Francisco get back to the Super Bowl.

“I’ve come to grips with the chip on my shoulder,” Young stated via Sports Illustrated (h/t Andrew Pentis of 49ers.com). “There have been a lot of hurdles, a lot of hoops to jump through. It’s like I’ve been chasing after a rabbit at a dog track. But a year ago someone said, ‘Do you realize what you’ve done? You’ve done something nobody else has.’”

Young helped the 49ers get out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Despite Dallas’ efforts to come back, San Francisco eventually walked away with a 38-28 victory and a trip to the Super Bowl.

After the game, Young took off on a victory lap around Candlestick.

“He was very excited, just ran around the whole stadium – you couldn’t stop him,” defensive lineman Bryant Young said via Pentis. “He had people trying to pull him to the side and stop him for interviews, but he was so excited… Just to share that moment with the fans was important to him.”