Mike Kyle Shanahan become first father-son duo to lead teams to the Super Bowl as head coaches
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Le'Veon Bell Jersey XXIX, the last time San Francisco won the Super Bowl. Three years later, Shanahan won the first of his two consecutive Super Bowls as head coach of the .On Sunday night, Mike handed the George Halas Trophy to his son, Kyle Shanahan, whose 49ers defeated the 37-20 in the NFC Championship Game. In the proce s, Kyle Shanahan joined his father in NFL lore -- they became the first father-son duo in NFL history to appear in a Super Bowl as head coaches. This will be Kyle's first trip to the Super Bowl as a head coach -- he previously appeared in Super Bowl LI as offensive coordinator of the . Kyle's Falcons were defeated by the 34-28, despite jumping out to a 28-3 lead.Super Bowl LIV is set and there's a lot to go over. John Breech and Ryan Wilson join Will Brinson to break down the conference title games and more on the Pick Six Podcast. Listen below andfor daily NFL goodne s fired into your eardrums.The elder Shanahan was 45-years-old -- five years older than his son his now -- when he led the Broncos to a 31-24 upset win over the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. Like Kyle's 49ers did during Sunday's victory over
Coty Sensabaugh Jersey the Packers, his father's Broncos upset the Packers on the strength of a powerful rushing attack led by running back Terrell Davis, who earned Super Bowl MVP honors after rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns. HC Kyle Shanahan shared a special moment with his father, Mike Shanahan, after being presented the NFC Championship Trophy FOX Sports (@FOXSports) With his father watching Sunday's game from a luxury suite, Kyle took a page from his father's old playbook
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