Chico has a Superbowl star! No, I'm not talking about Aaron Rodgers. I'm talking about the original Chico sports hero Jeff Stover. Stover played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 80's as a defensive end and earned two Superbowl rings. While Rodgers is getting his spotlight now, Stover was a hero of the time. Though Stover was from Corning, he came back to Chico to start Chico Sports Club and has been one of the most recognizable names in sports to come out of Chico. With the addition of Aaron Rodgers leading as Greenbay Packers quarterback set to play in Superbowl XLV, I was assigned to photograph Stover with his rings to get his insight to the game.
Jeff Stover, a Corning High School graduate and owner of Chico Sports Club, holds up two Superbowl rings he received after playing defensive end with the San Francisco 49ers football career in the 1980's Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Jeff Stover's two Superbowl rings have his name and "Team of the 80's" inscriptions on the side Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Jeff Stover, a Corning High School graduate and owner of Chico Sports Club, stands next to memorabilia earned from his San Francisco 49ers football career in the 1980's Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Chico, Calif.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
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