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San Francisco 49ers: 10 players who looked far too weird in other teams’ uniforms

By Peter Panacy

Sep 27, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Indianapolis Colts running back Frank Gore (23) runs off the field after defeating the Tennessee Titans during the second half at Nissan Stadium. Indianapolis won 35-33. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 27, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Indianapolis Colts running back Frank Gore (23) runs off the field after defeating the Tennessee Titans during the second half at Nissan Stadium. Indianapolis won 35-33. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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Steve Young #8, Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers feeds the ball to Running Back #32 James Wilder during the American Football Conference West game against the Los Angeles Rams on 5 October 1986 at the Anaheim Stadium, Los Angeles, California, United States. The Rams won the game 26 – 20. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images)
Steve Young #8, Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers feeds the ball to Running Back #32 James Wilder during the American Football Conference West game against the Los Angeles Rams on 5 October 1986 at the Anaheim Stadium, Los Angeles, California, United States. The Rams won the game 26 – 20. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images) /

No. 8: Quarterback Steve Young

Sticking with quarterbacks, let’s take a look at one 49ers great who started his career somewhere else before making himself famous in San Francisco.

Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young is a 49ers legend. But this isn’t a tale of him being drafted by the Niners in order to become the heir apparent to the Joe Montana legacy.

No, Young was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who held the No. 1 overall pick in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.

Young played a total of 19 games for the Bucs and amassed a lowly 3-16 record over that stretch — tossing just 11 touchdowns against 21 interceptions. But the 49ers saw something in Young and swooped him up in advance of the 1987 season.

Fans know the story behind the competition between Young and Montana. Father Time won out — so did Young — and the 49ers quarterback went on to become a legend over 13 years in San Francisco.

But looking at Young in a Tampa Bay uniform just doesn’t seem right.