San Francisco 49ers retired numbers[4] No. Player Position Tenure Retired 8 Steve Young QB 1987â€“1999 October 5, 2008 12 John Brodie* QB 1957â€“1973 1973 16 Joe Montana QB 1979â€“1992 December 15, 1997 34 Joe Perry FB 1948â€“1960, 1963 1971 37 Jimmy Johnson CB / WR[2] 1961â€“1976 1977 39 Hugh McElhenny RB 1952â€“1960 1971 42 Ronnie Lott S / CB 1981â€“1990 November 17, 2003 70 Charlie Krueger DL 1959â€“1973 1974 73 Leo Nomellini DT / OT[3] 1950â€“1963 1971 79 Bob St. Clair OT 1953â€“1963 December 2, 2001 80 Jerry Rice WR 1985â€“2000 September 20, 2010 87 Dwight Clark WR 1979â€“1987 1988