The Bay Location Sports Hall of Popularity has actually revealed that previous San Francisco 49ers protective back Eric Wright and team expert Dr. Harry Edwards will certainly be sworn in as component of a five-person course for 2025.
Wright and Edwards will certainly be preserved together with epic Bay Location sporting activities numbers, signing up with a distinguished team of 49ers greats currently recognized by Bay Location Sports Hall of Popularity, consisting of Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Dwight Clark, Patrick Willis, Keena Turner, John Taylor, Harris Barton, George Seifert, and much more.
DB Eric Wright
Originally chosen in the 2nd round (40th general) of the 1981 NFL Draft out of Missouri, Wright played an essential function in the 49ers protective prominence throughout the 1980s. Investing his whole 10-year occupation in San Francisco, Wright was a vital factor to 4 Super Bowl-winning groups (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989).
The standout defensive back gained 2 Pro Dish options and 2 All-Pro honors from 1984-1985. Over 110 occupation video games, Wright taped 18 interceptions, returning 2 for goals, and safeguarded 5 fumble healings.
Dr. Harry Edwards
Edwards has actually left an enduring mark not just on the 49ers company however on the wider landscape of sporting activities and social justice. A distinguished sociologist and civils rights lobbyist, Edwards has actually functioned as a long time team expert for the 49ers and the Golden State Warriors.
Edwards’ occupation has actually been devoted to the junction of sporting activities, race, and social modification. He was a two-sport professional athlete in basketball and track at San José State College, a leading engineer of the Olympic Job for Civil Rights, a founder of the Institute for the Research of Sporting Activity, Culture, and Social Modification at San José State College, and has actually been recognized as Teacher Emeritus at the College of The Golden State, Berkeley.
Bay Location Sports Hall of Popularity Course of 2025
Wright and Edwards are participated in this year’s course by 3 various other Bay Location sporting activities symbols:
- Mike Montgomery: Prestigious basketball train at Stanford, College of The Golden State, Berkeley, and the Golden State Warriors, with over 700 college victories and a Last 4 look.
- Alex Morgan: Two-time FIFA Female’s Globe Mug champ, Olympic gold champion, and among one of the most established gamers in united state ladies’s football background.
- Joe Rudi: Three-time Globe Collection promote with the Oakland Sports and a vital number in the A’s 1970s empire.
The induction event will certainly occur on Thursday, May 15, at the Hyatt Rule Embarcadero in San Francisco. Earnings from the occasion will certainly profit Unique Olympics Northern The Golden State. Tables for the event, consisting of a seated supper, are offered for acquisition at bashof.org.
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