Y.A. Tittle, who helped coin ‘Alley Oop,’ dead at 90 By Matt Barrows. Updated October 10, 2017 9:33 AM. San Francisco 49ers fullback Joe Perry, right, ...

R.C. Owens, the high-flying 49ers receiver credited with creating the “Alley Oop” play in the 1950s, was so associated with his signature catch that even Jerry Rice called him “Oop.” In a ...

From San Francisco — His prodigious jumping ability helped make “alley-oop” an integral part of the sporting lexicon. He remains, more than 40 years later, the all-time leading rebounder in ...

A last-second Alley Oop from Tittle helped San Francisco beat the Detroit Lions, 34-31, in a crucial 1957 game that helped the 49ers finish the season in a tie, with Detroit, for the league’s ...

Even they could throw that pass,” Tittle told the San Jose Mercury News in 2007, the 50th anniversary of the club’s first documented alley oop. “You just throw it up in the air and hope.” ...

R.C. Owens was such a remarkable player and personality that it’s hard to capture his contributions to the 49ers in a single story. Fortunately, 49ers historian Donn Sinn is here with another ...

R.C. Owens was such a remarkable player and personality that it’s hard to capture his contributions to the 49ers in a single story. Fortunately, 49ers historian Donn Sinn is here with another ...

The San Francisco 49ers have a long, ... was referred to as the “alley-oop'” play, ... Tittle’s legacy with the 49ers was marked by his ability to lead and innovate in an era that shaped the ...

ATHERTON — Y.A. Tittle, a pioneering 49ers star who soared to even greater ... He was 90.The Hall of Fame quarterback played in San Francisco from 1951-60 and for three seasons was part of ...

Y.A. Tittle, a Hall of Fame quarterback who played 17 professional seasons, has died at the age of 90. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay Welcome, Mickey ...

Y.A. Tittle the quarterback is the boss on the field when the Giants have the ball . Hero he directs a last nimute shift in strategy as the big Giant line crouches to engage the Dallas Cowboys ...