San Francisco’s ability to embrace an attitude of selflessness was the key to the 49ers’ drive to the Super Bowl, according to team chaplain Earl Smith, who also says that theme was mirrored in the team’s Bible studies over the past year.
The 49ers will face Kansas City Sunday in Super Bowl 54.
Smith told Sports Spectrum the 49ers’ season reminded him of the selflessness exhibited by the NBA’s Golden State Warriors when they won their championship in 2015. Both teams played as “one unit,” he said.
“[The 49er players] were happy for each other, and it wasn’t just a personal happiness, but there was a joy among the guys, the coaches, the administration, and for me, that’s really what it was about,” Smith said. “… These guys are just one. They’re not selfish. They really want each other to do well. And I was really proud to see that. I was really happy and blessed that I could see that materialize on the field.”
The players, Smith said, studied “hope, trust and accountability” during Bible studies with him during the season.
“We spent like a month – a series – on each of those things,” he told Sports Spectrum.
They also studied the Lord’s Prayer and the theme of what “the Lord is.”
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