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49ers legend, Super Bowl champion Jim Fanhorst dead at 66

Former San Francisco 49ers defensive player and three-time Super Bowl champion, Jim Fahnhorst died on Wednesday, the NFL franchise confirmed.


49ers legend, Super Bowl champion Jim Fanhorst dead at 66
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Fahnhorst recorded 232 tackles and seven interceptions in 82 games over seven seasons with the 49ers. He was in the starting lineup for 39 of those games.

For four seasons, Keith Fahnhorst formed a formidable duo with his younger brother, Jim. The elder Fahnhorst was a 49ers offensive lineman from 1974 to 1987. Keith spent 14 seasons with the 49ers. 

He passed away in 2018. Keith was also 66 at the time of his death.

He later played two years in the USFL for two teams before joining his brother and the 49ers.

In 2018, Fahnhorst reflected on his move to San Francisco while 49ers' training camp was underway, telling the team's official website the decision was a "no-brainer."

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