San Francisco 49ers: The Boombox Tradition and Its Impact on Pregame Energy

You’ll notice a distinctive difference in how the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers approach their pregame entrances to this year’s Super Bowl. Where the Chiefs will probably just run out of the tunnel in Las Vegas, excited as a team, with no additional frills, the 49ers will likely walk out as a staffer holds a boombox playing hype music. You might be wondering now (and then): Why does San Francisco do this? Let me explain because it’s been a thing for a little while now. The 49ers started walking out with a boombox during the 2017 season when...