N BA ) ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁minor ity ▁share holder ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers ▁and ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁An ▁ecc ent ric ▁person ality , ▁Mie uli ▁es ch ew ed ▁formal ▁att ire ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁gro oming ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁cas ual ▁w ard ro be ▁and ▁his ▁ever - present ▁full ▁be ard ▁and ▁de erst alk er . ▁His ▁preferred ▁mode ▁of ▁transport ation ▁was ▁the ▁motor cycle . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Mie uli , ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Italian ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Laz io , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁San ▁Jose , ▁California ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁His ▁father ▁Gia como ▁and ▁older ▁brother ▁Jack ▁Jr . ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁Nav let ' s ▁Nur ser y ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Bay ▁( San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ). ▁ ▁Mie uli ▁graduated ▁from ▁San ▁Jose ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Mie uli ▁was ▁the ▁local ▁prom ot ions ▁man ▁for ▁Burg ermeister ▁Be er ▁(" B urg ie "). ▁His ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁land ▁the ▁team ' s ▁star ▁full back , ▁Joe ▁" The ▁Jet " ▁Perry , ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁sports ▁and ▁music ▁radio ▁program , ▁"