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- What Joe Montana did for
- the San Francisco 49er
- offense in the 1980s,
- Ronnie Lott did for the
- defense. With Ronnie
- protecting against the pass, the 49ers won
- four Super Bowls.
-
- Ronnie, who had been an All-America at the
- University of Southern California, became
- the heart and soul of the 49ers defense as
- a rookie, in 1981. Ronnie returned three
- interceptions for touchdowns that season,
- and the 49ers won their first Super Bowl.
-
- While roaming the defensive backfield for
- the 49ers, and later for the Los Angeles
- Raiders and New York Jets, Ronnie
- was a leader by example. He was
-