Darryl Pollard Darryl Pollard ( born May 11 , 1964 in Ellsworth , Maine ) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for seven seasons in the National Football League . Started for three years at Weber State University ( 1983 – 1985 ) . . . Led the Wildcats with four interceptions as a senior earning all - conference honors and was rated as the 24th defensive cornerback in the NCAA to be drafted in the NFL 1986 draft . He came to Weber State as a running back but was moved to cornerback prior to his sophomore season . . . Played wide receiver and return specialist at William Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs , Colorado . . . Included among his hobbies are golf , basketball , reading and spending time with family and friends . . . His listed highlights are two Super Bowl Championships , 1988 , 1989 and playing on undefeated High School Colorado State Championship team in 1981 . Pro Career Timeline : Pollard was originally signed by Seattle Seahawks ( 5 / 3 / 86 ) as a free agent but was waived on ( 8 / 19 / 86 ) . He was signed during the next offseason by San Francisco 49ers on ( 4 / 10 / 87 ) , released on ( 8 / 31 / 87 ) and then re - signed on ( 9 / 24 / 87 ) for the replacement games . After being waived on ( 10 / 24 / 87 ) he was re - signed ( 8 / 3 / 88 ) , released ( 8 / 23 / 88 ) , re - signed ( 8 / 25 / 88 ) and released ( 8 / 27 / 88 ) . He was finally signed again on ( 9 / 15 / 88 ) and was with the San Francisco 49ers organization for five years before being placed on waivers on ( 8 / 31 / 92 ) . The Tampa Bay Buccaneers claimed Pollard off wavers on ( 9 / 1 / 92 ) . 1987 Started left corner in the three replacement games with 12 tackles and four pass defections . 1988 Waived and re - signed twice before making San Francisco 49ers roster for good . . Played in 14 games , part of the core special teams and playing in nickel and dime defense . . . 23 tackles and four pass defections . . . Also played in all post season games . . . Made alert recovery of John Taylor ' s fumble of a punt return in Super Bowl XXIII ( 1 / 22 / 89 ) vs . Cincinnati . 1989 Opened season as the San Francisco 49ers new starting left cornerback , earning his first NFL start at Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 9 / 17 ) . . . Went on to start 14 games and play in 16 . . . Recorded career highs in tackles ( 79 ) , solo tackles ( 75 ) and passes defensed ( 12 ) . . . Also led the team with 22 special team stops . . . Had four tackles and his first NFL interceptions vs . New England Patriots ( 10 / 22 ) . . . Established a career high with 11 solo tackles vs . New Orleans Saints ( 11 / 6 ) . . . Contributed seven tackles and three passes defensed in the NFC Divisional Playoff game vs . Minnesota ( 1 / 6 / 90 ) . . . Started in Super Bowl XXIV with one recorded sack against John Elway ( 1 / 28 / 90 ) win over Denver 55 - 10 . 1990 Started all 16 games for San Francisco 49ers at left cornerback and had 74 stops ( 72 Solo ) , nine passes defensed , one interception and one fumble recovery . . . Turned in a critical play at New Orleans ( 9 / 10 ) Monday Night halting a New Orleans Saints drive in the end zone with his second career interception . . . Also came up big vs . other divisional rival , Atlanta Falcons , making six tackles and recovering a fumble . . . Instrumental in 49ers key late - season victory over New York Giants ( 12 / 3 ) , notching seven tackles and three passes defensed , including a crucial knockdown on a fourth - down goal - line play . . . Hurt giants again in the NFC Championship game ( 1 / 20 / 91 ) with six tackles and two passes defensed . . . Helped 49ers past Washington Redskins in previous round of playoffs with six tackles and an interception . 1991 Spent entire season on injured reserved after breaking his left ankle in the first half of a preseason game at Seattle ( 8 / 23 ) . 1992 Played in all 16 games as a cornerback , nickel back and special teamer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . . Started against the Detroit Lions ( 9 / 27 ) and the Indianapolis Colts ( 10 / 4 ) when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened in extra defensive back sets . . . Added a career - high two interceptions to 26 tackles ( 21 solos ) . . . Snagged third career interception and pitched in with six tackles against the Minnesota Vikings ( 9 / 20 ) . . . Followed with fourth interception of career against Chicago Bears ( 10 / 18 ) , returning it 75 yards to set up a Buccaneer touchdown . . . Interception return at Chicago was the longest by a Buccaneer in 11 years , the third - longest in team history and the longest by a Buccaneer that did not score a touchdown . . . Contributed four special teams tackles . 1993 Spent entire season on injured reserved after being diagnosed with herniated disk in his neck after preseason game against Denver Broncos ( 8 / 7 ) . . . Career ending injury . . . retired 1994 . 1995 Darryl joined the Arena Football League signing a one year contract with the San Jose Sabercats as a Defensive back and Wide receiver . Darryl is the District Production Sales Manager in Northern California for Océ North America , Inc . and resides in San Francisco , California . 2009 Darryl and other former 49er teammates ( Guy McIntyre , Ray Wershing and Steve Bono ) participate in a 49ers VISA Signature Day Football Fantasy Camp . He and other teammates allowed several lucky individuals to participate in football drills on the teams practice field in Santa Clara , Ca .