Former 49ers that landed on NFL Wire top 101 nicknames

The NFL Wire listed the top 101 nicknames in NFL history and a few former 49ers landed on the list.

The 49ers were well-represented on the NFL Wire’s list of the top 101 nicknames in NFL history. While no current players made the cut, four former 49ers were on the list.

San Francisco’s four representatives on the list are Richard Sherman, OJ Simpson, Joe Montana and Frank Gore.

This is where each member of that group ranked on the list curated by Touchdown Wire’s Thomas Neumann: