As Joe Perry burst through tacklers while playing for the Alameda Naval Air Station Hellcats, John Woudenberg watched spellbound as if he had uncovered a 49ers gold mine. It was 1947 and the 20 ...

While Yonamine watched from the sidelines waiting patiently for the fracture to heal he noticed a new man in the 49ers backfield. Joe Perry, the club's first African-American player, had signed ...

The Perry/Yonamine Unity Award is named for the former 49ers players and pioneers of unity and diversity, Joe "The Jet" Perry and Wally Yonamine, and is voted on by the players. Community ...

The Perry/Yonamine Unity Award is named for the former 49ers players and pioneers of unity and diversity, Joe “The Jet” Perry and Wally Yonamine, and is voted on by the players. Community ...