Morabito's wife, Josephine, and his brother, Victor, assumed majority control of the franchise, but Tony's death signalled a change. By 1959, Perry began to feel the wind blowing in a new direction.

In the lower level of the press box, Tony Morabito, founder and principal owner of the 49ers, sat with his wife, Josephine, and his brother and partner, Vic. He could not have been happy.

Rick Morabito, the nephew of the founder of the San Francisco 49ers and a front office executive on the team from 1983-1992, has died, the 49ers announced on Wednesday.

The San Francisco 49ers announced on Wednesday that Tony and Vic Morabito will be the next inductees into the Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. 49ers Hall of Fame. The induction, to be held the weekend of ...