49ers legend Jerry Rice not campaigning for Levi’s Stadium statue but would ‘gladly welcome’ one

SANTA CLARA – Statues of Joe Montana and Dwight Clark immortalizing “The Catch” gloriously rise behind Gate A at Levi’s Stadium. Those didn’t exist when the Super Bowl debuted there a decade ago.

Across the street, over the light-rail tracks and in front of a parking garage are statues of Steve Young playing catch with a young boy. Those were commissioned by the City of Santa Clara for Super Bowl 50.

Now comes Super Bowl 60 but without more bronzed sculptures, not that the 49ers lack worthy models.