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Bryant Young, John Lynch named Hall of Fame finalists

A former 49er and a current one are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2020.

Bryant Young, who played 14 seasons in San Francisco, and Niners GM John Lynch, who played 15 years in Tampa Bay and Denver, are among 15 finalists.

Young is a four-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman who won the Super Bowl in his rookie year with the 49ers in 1994. He’s the franchise’s all-time sack leader at 89.5 over 208 games played for the Niners.

He won the 1999 Comeback Player of the Year award, registering 11 sacks that season after suffering a devastating broken leg the prior season.