Sports | San Francisco 49ers Niners Hope to Ride 'Staches to Victory Sunday Facial hair grown for game in throwback uniforms By Michael Roston Posted Dec 23, 2008 5:55 PM CST Copied San Francisco 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill, right, congratulates wide receiver Bryant Johnson after Johnson scored against the New York Jets Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) 49ers' coach Mike Singletary can only hope his players are working as hard on their drills as they are on their mustaches. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that many on the team have been growing out their whiskers for Sunday's "throwback game"—in tribute to the glorious, cheesy facial hair of players from decades past. "Every day we go to meetings and we go by these beautiful pictures and we admire these guys' mustaches," says QB Shaun Hill. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error