As of 2015, Dennis Gibson is the only linebacker that was on the San Diego Chargers roster for this game that is still alive. David Griggs was killed in a car crash the summer following the game. Lew Bush died several years later. Junior Seau took his own life in 2012. In Addition, Running back Rodney Culver (Plane Crash), Center Curtis Whitney (drugs)and defensive end Chris Mims (suspected heart attack) have also all died young. This has led to many to speculate in the Chargers team from that year was cursed.
Chargers backup quarterback Gale Gilbert saw his first Super Bowl action late in the fourth quarter. This was the fifth straight season Gilbert played for a team that went to the Super Bowl. The first previous times were for the Buffalo Bills.
Two Chargers players, Running back Rodney Culver, and Linebacker David Griggs were killed in the off season following the Super Bowl. Culver in a plane Crash, and Griggs in a car crash
All three Quarterbacks on the 49ers roster, Steve Young, Elvis Grbac, and Bill Musgrave, all attempted at least one pass.
The San Francisco 49ers defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26.