KSBW Drea Blackwell’s love of sports come from her families love of the 49ers

People always ask Drea, "how did you get into sports?" the answer is two parts: Her family and the San Francisco 49ers

A HUGE 49ERS FAN.I TRIED TO KEEP THAT ASECRET FOR A WHILE...BUT IT IS HARD TOCONTAIN.PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME..."HOW DID YOU GETINTO SPORTS?" THEANSWER IS TWO PARTS -MY FAMILY...AND THE49ERS.

###SUNDAYS IN THEBLACKWELL HOUSE AREABOUT TWO THINGS:FAMILY AND FOOTBALL.THAT IS ME...AT THABOUT TWO THINGS:FAMILY AND FOOTBALL.THAT IS ME...AT THE49ERS MINERS KIDS CLUB.I WAS PROBABLY 12YEARS OLD THEN...NEARLY 20 YEARS AGONOW...AND IT HAS BEENA LONG ROAD."I STARTED GOING TONINERS GAMES WHEN IWAS ABOUT FIVE YEARSOLD.

ALL OF MYHAPPIEST...AND SOME OFMY MOSTHEARTBREAKINGMOMENTS...HAPPENEDAT CANDLESTICK PARK.THESE ARE TWO OF THEACTUAL SEATS...THATMY FAMILY USED TO SIIN AT CANDLESTICK.

IHAVE CHEERED IN THESESEATS ...I HAVE YELLEDIN THESE SEATS...ANDONCE, I EVEN CRIED INTHESE SEATS...AFTERTHE NINERS LOST IN THENFC CHAMPIONSHIPGAME" THESE TWO WERETHE FIRST ONES OF THEBLACKWELL FAMILY...TOSIT AT CANDLESTICKPARK.

MYGRANDPARENTS BECAMESEASON TICKET HOLDERSIN 1982.THE HAVECHEERED THE NINERS TOFIVECHAMPIONSHIPS...EVENSITTING IN THE STANDSOF JOE ROBY STADIUMFOR SUPER BOWL 23...WATCHING THE NINERSDEFEAT THE CINCINNATIBENGALS.---- THINGS HACHANGED A LITTLE OVERTHE YEAR---- THINGS HAVECHANGED A LITTLE OVERTHE YEARS.THE BLACKWELLS WILLONCE AGAIN BE AT THESUPER BOWL IN MIAMI...BUT THIS TIME...IT'S THEYOUNGER GENERATION.---- AND AS FOR ME - THEGIRL WHO ONCE CRIEDAT CANDLESTICK...HASGROWN INTO THESPORTSJOURNALIST...WORKINGTHE SIDELINES...AT LEVI'SSTADIUM.SO THINGS CHANGE...EVEN JUST SLIGHTLY....BYT THE ONE THINGTHAT NEVER WILL...ISOUR LOVE FOR FAMILYAND OUR LOVE FOR THESAN FRANCISCO 49ERS.###SINCE WE ARE TALKING...ABOUT MY FAMILY...WE HAVE OUR FINALUPDATE...ON MY AUNT'