The San Francisco 49ers announced Wednesday they had extended coach George Seifert`s contract two years and named Carmen Policy team president.
The 49ers also changed the logo on the side of the team`s helmets to one that features ”49ers” in large white letters. The old logo was the white letters ”SF” in a red circle outlined in black.
Seifert, who coached the 49ers to a Super Bowl in his first season as coach and led them to the NFC championship game this season, had his contract extended through the 1993 season. Seifert, 51, was entering the final year of a three-year contract he signed after taking over from Bill Walsh in 1989.
Policy, who had served as the team`s executive vice president and general counsel the last two seasons, will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the NFL franchise, and will handle matters relating to the NFL. Owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. said the logo change was an attempt to modernize the team`s image. The 49ers had gone with the ”SF” logo since 1962.
