Tale of the tape between Baltimore and San Francisco

By David Thomas

Special to the Star-Telegram

City's founding date

1729

1776

First major sports team

Orioles, 1882

(not the current Orioles)

49ers, 1946

City's namesake

Cecilius Calvert

("Lord of Baltimore"), first proprietor of Maryland Colony

St. Francis of Assisi, Italian Catholic friar

and preacher

Origin of team's nickname

Edgar Allan Poe

wrote his famous poem "The Raven" while living in Baltimore

California gold seekers who rushed to Northern California in 1849

Mascot

A raven named Poe (The team previously had two other mascots named Edgar and Allan)

A gold-panner named Sourdough Sam who wears jersey No. 49

2010 Census population

620,961

805,235

Average high temperature

68

65

Early 20th century disaster

1904 fire destroyed

70 city blocks and 1,500 buildings

1906 earthquake

and fire destroyed

500 city blocks and 28,000 buildings

Heart

Colts fans had theirs broken when their team moved to Indianapolis

Tony Bennett left his there

Super Bowl record

2-1 (Ravens 1-0, Colts 1-1)

5-0

Last Super Bowl appearance

2001, won

1995, won

Record in December

1-4

3-2

When the Cowboys last played in a Super Bowl...

The Ravens had yet to play the franchise's first game

Jerry Rice was nine years from retirement; Pete Carroll was their defensive coordinator

Historical connection to Dallas football

The NFL Dallas Texans moved to Baltimore and became the Colts in 1953

The 49ers' reign as Team of the '80s began with "The Catch" vs. Dallas

Former head coach turned broadcaster

Brian Billick

Steve Mariucci

City's last major professional sports championship

Ravens,

2001 Super Bowl

Giants,

2012 World Series

City's Home Run King

Babe Ruth born there

Barry Bonds played there

Most oversaturated storyline not connected to Ray Lewis

John Harbaugh is Jim Harbaugh's brother

Jim Harbaugh is John Harbaugh's brother

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