Katie Sowers’ pioneering tenure as the 49ers’ first female coach winds down Friday night, coincidentally in her native Kansas City, site of the 49ers’ exhibition opener against the Chiefs.
Sowers, without pomp and circumstance, enjoyed serving as a summer intern in the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship, which the 49ers icon launched 35 years ago to mentor minorities.
“I always tell people if you think grown men aren’t going to respect women, I’ve seen nothing but respect,” Sowers said.