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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (82103)	10/16/2011 5:45:11 PM
From: Cactus Jack	Respond to of 104155

So far, so good

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (82103)	10/16/2011 7:06:02 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 104155

Eddie D was pretty unpopular for a while. Then he finally listened to the fans and fired this guy, and hired some other guy from Stanferd. Joe Thomas then was hired as GM of the San Francisco 49ers in 1977 by new owner Eddie DeBartolo at the recommendation of Al Davis and immediately fired head coach Monte Clark. [3] The 49ers went 7-23 in Thomas' two seasons with the franchise, and his biggest trade, a number 1 draft pick for O.J. Simpson, was a colossal bust, as Simpson proved to be washed up. Thomas also fired two more head coaches, Ken Meyer and Pete McCulley, and Thomas' third hire, Fred O'Connor, was fired along with Thomas at the end of the 1978 season. Fortunately for the 49ers, the new GM/head coach, Bill Walsh, targeted a quarterback in the third round named Joe Montana, and the two of them restored San Francisco's franchise from the lows under Thomas. en.wikipedia.org (Thomas had alienated 49er alumni and Rat by removing photographs of such Niner heroes as Hugh McElhenny, Joe Perry and Tittle from the team offices and by generally banishing the past.)