Brock Purdy talks shop with ex-49ers QBs Steve Young, Jeff Garcia, Alex Smith
SAN JOSE – Brock Purdy sat rapt with attention on the California Theatre stage. Next to him, Steve Young, Jeff Garcia and Alex Smith reminisced about their best playoff wins as 49ers quarterbacks when, organically, it was time to teach the new kid about storied Candlestick Park. “It’s too bad, Brock, as much as Levi’s is a beautiful stadium, that you didn’t get to experience Candlestick,” Garcia said of the 49ers’ 1971-2013 home. “Candlestick breathed,” Young chimed in. “The whole thing kind of moved with you.” Added Smith: “Every time I’m driving by Candlestick Park — the (freeway) sign still says Candlestick Park – I have my kids in the car and they are very tired of hearing about it. I can’t get it out of my head how electric it was to be a part of that.” That trio then described the swirling winds, a “creepy” tunnel to the locker room, a soggy field that played mind games with opponents, and, storybook victories that vaulted the 49ers among the NFL’s elite franchises. Of course, the most famous game at Candlestick saw the 1981 team