Hugh Edward McElhenny Jr. was an American professional football player who was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1964 for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. He was noted for his explosive, elusive running style and was frequently called "the King" and "Hurryin' Hugh". A member of San Francisco's famed Million Dollar Backfield and one of the franchise's most popular players, McElhenny's uniform number, No. 39, is retired by the 49ers and he is a member of the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame.
McElhenny in 1955
McElhenny depicted with University of Washington
McElhenny at a sports card show in 2014
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play their home games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, located 38 miles (61 km) southeast of San Francisco. The team is named after the prospectors who arrived in Northern California in the 1849 Gold Rush.
49ers team headquarters in Santa Clara
Kezar Stadium was the team's home venue from 1946 to 1970.
Joe Perry played for the 49ers for 14 seasons.
The headquarters of The DeBartolo Corporation in Boardman, Ohio, with the 49ers logo on the building, signifying the team's ownership by the Youngstown-based DeBartolo-York family
