Sourdough Sam is the hardest working mascot in the NFL. Striking gold at Candlestick Park in 1994, Sourdough was drafted to the 49ers as the team's official mascot! Sourdough Sam is a gold miner ...

Here's everything you could want to know about the origins of the 49ers name and mascot Sourdough Sam. This is one of the simpler team nickname origins. The 49ers got the name from the nickname ...