Colin Kaepernick, a brave patriot

Regarding Dick Nord’s letter to the editor last week: I agreed with everything he said, but not quite as strongly. I’m 90 years old and have been a strong 49er supporter from their start many years ago. They had a 20-year dynasty in the 70s and 80s, but it finally ended. It wasn’t until Colin Kaepernick came along and took the 49ers all the way back to the Super Bowl that their dignity was restored.

I fell in love with Kaepernick: As an adopted child he grew into a great athlete, setting gridiron records that may never be broken . He has led an exemplar life, no beating up women, taking drugs,...