Eddie DeBartolo Jr. owned the 49ers for two-plus decades. He left a tremendous five Super Bowl legacy and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August.
Jed York, now the CEO of the 49ers, is DeBartolo’s nephew. He’s had some shortcoming’s in his time overseeing the franchise, such as firing Jim Harbaugh, hiring Jim Tomsulsa and continually letting GM Trent Baalke grab control of the roster.
Lisa DeBartolo, Eddie’s daughter and Jed’s cousin, is done staying silent. On Wednesday she tweeted a link to a Lowell Cohn column, saying “Jed York has to go.”
Lisa has since deleted the tweet.
But drama has been brewing here for awhile. Here’s DeBartolo on York to the Mercury News Group at his Hall of Fame induction in August.
“I think the people in San Francisco probably wondered for those first couple of years, ‘What the hell is he doing here?’” DeBartolo said Friday on the eve of enshrinement.
Denise DeBartolo York wrestled the team from her brother Eddie’s control in 2000 after a felony extortion charge. Denise still remains the co-owner with her husband John.
It’s safe to say Thanksgiving dinner may have some animosity this time around. The DeBartolo’s are publicly becoming frustrated with how the York’s have damaged a once proud 49ers franchise.
Here’s a video of Lisa talking with the Pro Football Hall of Fame about the 49ers this summer. She was his presenter this summer in Canton.
Lisa DeBartolo is excited 4 opportunity 2 present her dad. She shares memories of watching dad build @49ers #PFHOF16https://t.co/bLhmi2bfWk
— Pro Football HOF (@ProFootballHOF) July 27, 2016