Welcome to my website. As you can see, all my favorite pro teams (49ers, Giants, Warriors, Sharks, Earthquakes) are in the San Francisco Bay Area. It should also be noted that for college sports I root for my alma mater - San Jose State University.
It's pretty neat that I come from one of the few areas in the country that has at least one team in each of the five major sports leagues in this country (yes, I do consider Major League Soccer a major sports league!). Although the area has other pro and semipro teams that I don't follow ardently (including the Oakland Raiders and Oakland Athletics), I'm glad they are there as well!
Having been born and raised in the Bay Area, I've been rooting for these teams all my life - or at least for the entire life of the franchise in the case of the Sharks and the Earthquakes.
| First Year | Original City | Championship Appearances | Championships Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 1950* | San Francisco | 5 (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994) | 5 (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994) |
| San Francisco Giants | 1957 | New York | 3 (1962, 1989, 2002) | None yet |
| Golden State Warriors | 1971 | Philadelphia | 1 (1975) | 1 (1975) |
| San Jose Sharks | 1991 | San Jose | None yet | None yet |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1996** | San Jose | 2 (2001, 2003) | 2 (2001, 2003) |
* First year in the NFL. Played previously in the AAFC (1946-49).
** First year in MLS (1996-99 as the San Jose Clash; 2000-present as the San Jose Earthquakes). Also played in the APSL as the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (1989-92) and in the USISL as the San Jose Hawks (1993). The previous team known as the Earthquakes played in the NASL as the San Jose Earthquakes (1974-82) and as the Golden Bay Earthquakes (1983-84), and in the WSL/WSA as the San Jose Earthquakes (1985-88).
Last updated September 22, 2004
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