Sourdough Sam (left), the mascot of the San Francisco 49ers, said his favorite food is clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl (right), according to the team's website.

Since the mid-1990s, Sourdough Sam has represented the 49ers in the NFL. This Christmas Eve, I spent game day with him. We spoke only once.

Sourdough Sam is touted in these parts as “the hardest working mascot in the NFL.” He’s also the biggest 49ers fan around — at least in terms of hat size.

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick scored a new $126 million deal. Sourdough Sam, the 49ers mascot, didn't get that hooked up, but the team did throw him a bone and fit him with a new pair of Levi's jeans.

While the NFL Draft will be fantastic, Sourdough Sam from the 49ers was more worried about his perfect mascot team. Find out who he picks and he had some very tough decisions to make.

sam Not only did they tweet that picture out, they chronicled the entire shoot, including Sam being fitted with his brand new custom fit jeans. To view the photo gallery, you can simply click this ...

Sourdough Sam came into the 1-mile race off of three impressive sprints. He accelerated from ninth place to win his debut by 6 lengths, darted from 5 lengths behind at the eighth pole to win an ...

The "Midday LIVE" team got the chance to have some fun with the face of the 49ers, Sourdough Sam! From playing games to dancing, he is getting ready for his Miami trip for the Super Bowl!

If Sourdough Sam had his druthers, he’d be chomping on a bread bowl from Boudin Bakery. Known as the oldest continually operating business in San Francisco, the operation has locations around ...