Blast from the past: Niners fans 'too drunk to cope' in 1982
49er fans root on their team in the now-closed Starlight Room in San Francisco. Jan. 24, 1982
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco 49ers are no stranger to the Super Bowl.
When the team heads to Miami on Feb. 2, it will be the seventh time they’re heading to the big game.
And if history is any indication, the red-and-gold have won all but one of the games – the only time they lost was in 2013 against the Baltimore Ravens.
But other than that, the Niners trounced their competition in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1985 and their very first Super Bowl in 1982 against the Cincinnati Bengals, when they played at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, when Diana Ross sang the halftime song.
Of course, KTVU covered the game and the fan reaction.
Here's a look back to the Niners' first SB win 38 years ago:
A man cheers on the 49ers at the now-closed Starlight room in San Francisco during the Super Bowl. Jan. 24, 1982
A man is interviewed in the Macy's TV department on Super Bowl Sunday while his wife is shopping. Jan. 24, 1982
Seniors watch the Super Bowl at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco. Jan. 24, 1982
The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21, in Super Bowl XVI. Jan. 24, 1982
KTVU anchor Claud Mann says the 49ers fans were "boisterous" and involved in "heavy drinking." Jan. 24, 1982
KTVU anchor Randy Shandobil reports from a building above North Beach, saying "things have begun to turn ugly...the fans are too drunk to cope." He said fans were throwing bottles and shoving each other and there have been "dozens of arrests" followi
Fireworks shot off in San Francisco after the 49ers beat the Bengals on Jan. 24, 1982.
An all-male crowd watches the Super Bowl in Macy's in the television department in San Francisco. Jan. 24, 1982
A fan watches the Super Bowl in a San Francisco garage. Jan. 24, 1982
These self-described "blue collar" workers and 49ers fans watch the Super Bowl on 11 televisions set up in a San Francisco garage because they couldn't afford to see the game at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan. Jan. 24, 1982
KTVU reporter Randy Shandobil does a stand-up outside of the Starlight in San Francisco on Super Bowl day. Jan. 24, 1982
49er fans root on their team in the now-closed Starlight Room in San Francisco. Jan. 24, 1982
KTVU anchor Elaine Corral reports on the Super Bowl. Jan. 24, 1982
KTVU sports anchor Mark Ibanez reported on the San Francisco 49ers' first win in the 1982 Super Bowl and he'll be reporting on their 7th time in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2, 2020.