The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a transformative agreement that will bring professional men’s soccer to Kezar Stadium – and with it, more than $10 million in infrastructure improvements that will serve the entire community for decades to come.
Sitting next to the original home stadium of the San Francisco 49ers, Kezar Pavilion has had the likes of basketball great Bill Russell and the San Francisco Bay Bombers roller derby team pass through its doors.
The Lincoln Mustangs dominated in the 44-7 victory over the Balboa Buccaneers in the 48th Turkey Day Game on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022.
The Balboa Buccaneers tamed the Lincoln Mustangs 21-0 in the high school City Championship football game at Kezar Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2021.
Jacobs has also authored four books dedicated to the illustrious history of the 49ers and even has a plaque at the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the team’s number one fan.
The aerial photo of the old Kezar Stadium is worth more than a million words as it also tells the story of one of San Francisco’s greatest schools, the former Polytechnic High School.
Martin Jacobs, who grew up in the Sunset District, wrote a new book titled “Kezar Stadium: 49ers Fans Remember,” which takes the reader on a journey back through memories of the stadium that housed the 49ers until 1971.
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