How a Redwood City burger sponsorship spurred the 49ers to their first Super Bowl title

How a Redwood City burger sponsorship spurred the 49ers to their first Super Bowl title

REDWOOD CITY – At the top of a hill in Redwood City, Joe Montana walked through the door of the Canyon Inn, ordered a hamburger and sat down in a booth. There was no crowd that formed around him. No pictures being taken. No autographs requested. This was a normal day in 1981, and Joe Montana wasn’t “Joe Montana.” He was barely known. He had just begun his first season as a starting quarterback in the NFL. “He was just Regular Joe,” remembered th…