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Jim Fahnhorst, Three-Time 49ers Super Bowl Linebacker, Dies at 66

The 49ers said he died Wednesday following a seven-season tenure in San Francisco during the franchise's 1980s run.

Jim Fahnhorst (55) played in 82 games, making 39 starts, with the 49ers from 1984-1990, and had 232 tackles, seven interceptions and one sack. 
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A view of a San Francisco 49ers helmet during the game against the Washington Commanders at FedExField on December 31, 2023 in Landover, Maryland.
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Overview

  • He joined the 49ers in 1984 after two seasons in the USFL, having been a 1982 fourth-round pick by the Vikings who never played a regular-season game for Minnesota.
  • Across 1984–1990, he appeared in 82 regular-season games with 38 starts and played six postseason games with five starts.
  • He was part of San Francisco’s Super Bowl XIX, XXIII and XXIV championship teams.
  • Team and media reports did not disclose a cause of death.
  • He was the younger brother of longtime 49ers lineman Keith Fahnhorst, who died in 2018 at the same age, and the brothers overlapped for four seasons in San Francisco.