Ohio State and Pittsburgh each placed three players on The Associated Press All-Time All-America football team and four other schools have two players each on the first team.

I feel that the harmony that existed in the 1981 season in the front office, on the field and in the locker room is the same as this iteration." Both versions of Super Bowl-bound 49ers teams got there after long stretches of losing. They are two of the three Super Bowl teams to make it that far after losing double-digit games for three straight seasons. The 1981 team won seven in a row following a 1-2 start and this year's version started the season 8-0. "All of a sudden the San Francisco 49ers beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh and we beat them at their own game.