Bob St Clair Passes Away - a Great 49er Hall of Famer

49er Great Bob St Clair passed away on April 20, 2015 at about 1:30 pm. He passed due to extensive complications after a fall that broke his hip during the last week of February 2015. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, fans and team members. Bob was 84 years old.

Robert Bruce St Clair holds the distinction of being one of the few players in history to have spent almost his entire playing career in the same city, playing in the same stadium. He attended San Francisco's Polytechnic High School and the University of San Francisco, and was part of USF's undefeated 1951 team. After USF dropped football, St. Clair finished his college career at the University of Tulsa. He was then drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1953 and played his entire professional career in San Francisco until his retirement prior to the 1964 season.

In 2001, as a tribute for playing a total of 17 seasons and 189 home games at Kezar Stadium, the city of San Francisco renamed the stadium's field in honor of Bob St Clair. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

Bob St Clair also served as mayor of Daly City, California from 1958 to 1961 (while still an active player) and a county supervisor for San Mateo County from 1966 to 1974. For many years he owned a liquor store at 24th and Sanchez in Noe Valley, which still bears his name.

Bob St Clair, nicknamed "The Geek" (born February 18, 1931) is a former San Francisco American football player known for fine play and eating raw beef. Because of his eccentricities, his teammates nicknamed him "The Geek".  Bob St Clair was a warm and very special person. After meeting Bob, you would remember him forever.

National Sports Distributors of Cotati, California, who has represented Bob St Clair, will be accepting US Post Office letters (no emails) from all his fans to present to the family. These letters will not be opened and given directly to the family. The address is National Sports Distributors, Bob St Clair Family, 298 Alder Ave, Cotati CA 94931.

Bob will be missed but never forgotten.