06-05-2018, 06:09 AM
retired NFL wide receiver Dwight Clark:
Dwight Edward Clark (January 8, 1957 – June 4, 2018) was an American football wide receiver and executive. He played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1987. With the 49ers, Clark played on two Super Bowl championship teams. He caught the winning touchdown pass thrown by quarterback Joe Montana in the NFC Championship Game in January 1982 against the Dallas Cowboys.[1][2] The play, immortalized as "The Catch" propelled the 49ers to their first Super Bowl championship. Clark played college football at Clemson University before being drafted by the 49ers in the 10th round of the 1979 NFL Draft.[3] He served as the general manager of the 49ers in 1998 and in the same capacity with the Cleveland Browns from 1998 to 2002.
Born in Kinston, North Carolina, Clark graduated from Garinger High School in Charlotte, where he played quarterback.[4] He played college football at Clemson University;[5][6] in his senior season in 1978, the Tigers were 11–1, won the Gator Bowl over Ohio State, and finished sixth in the final AP poll.
In the 1981 NFC Playoffs, on January 10, 1982, against the Dallas Cowboys, the 49ers trailed 27–21 in the final minute of play. Clark leaped and caught a 6-yard pass from quarterback Joe Montana in the back of the end zone to give the 49ers a 28–27 victory and advance to Super Bowl XVI.[1][2] That play, one of the most famous in the history of the NFL, has been immortalized as "The Catch".[10] Clark finished the game with eight receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns. During the 1981 season, Walsh had Montana and Clark routinely practice the 20-yard end-zone throw after regular practice.[citation needed]
After nine seasons with the 49ers, Clark retired following the 1987 season. He was a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams (XVI and XIX). To honor his contribution to 49ers, the club retired his number 87 in 1988.[11] He served as a team executive for the 49ers and was the General Manager and Director of Football Operations for the Cleveland Browns from 1999–2002.[12] On May 14, 2002, he resigned from his position with the Browns after new head coach Butch Davis requested the right to make personnel decisions.[13]
Clark was the lead role in the 1994 direct-to-video comedy Kindergarten Ninja. He also appeared in the video game All-Pro Football 2K8. He joined Comcast SportsNet Bay Area in 2011 as an analyst for 49ers Postgame Live. In retirement, Clark expressed remorse about the end of Candlestick Park, saying that “It was a dump [but] it was our dump, so we could talk bad about it, but we didn’t want anybody else to talk bad about it.”[14]
On March 19, 2017, Clark announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.[15] He died from the disease on June 4, 2018.[16][17]
At the time of his death, Clark lived in Montana, with his wife, Kelly. He also had three children, a daughter and two sons, from a previous marriage.[8][18] Clark was the father-in-law of former NHL defenseman Peter Harrold.[19]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Clark
Dwight Edward Clark (January 8, 1957 – June 4, 2018) was an American football wide receiver and executive. He played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1987. With the 49ers, Clark played on two Super Bowl championship teams. He caught the winning touchdown pass thrown by quarterback Joe Montana in the NFC Championship Game in January 1982 against the Dallas Cowboys.[1][2] The play, immortalized as "The Catch" propelled the 49ers to their first Super Bowl championship. Clark played college football at Clemson University before being drafted by the 49ers in the 10th round of the 1979 NFL Draft.[3] He served as the general manager of the 49ers in 1998 and in the same capacity with the Cleveland Browns from 1998 to 2002.
Born in Kinston, North Carolina, Clark graduated from Garinger High School in Charlotte, where he played quarterback.[4] He played college football at Clemson University;[5][6] in his senior season in 1978, the Tigers were 11–1, won the Gator Bowl over Ohio State, and finished sixth in the final AP poll.
In the 1981 NFC Playoffs, on January 10, 1982, against the Dallas Cowboys, the 49ers trailed 27–21 in the final minute of play. Clark leaped and caught a 6-yard pass from quarterback Joe Montana in the back of the end zone to give the 49ers a 28–27 victory and advance to Super Bowl XVI.[1][2] That play, one of the most famous in the history of the NFL, has been immortalized as "The Catch".[10] Clark finished the game with eight receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns. During the 1981 season, Walsh had Montana and Clark routinely practice the 20-yard end-zone throw after regular practice.[citation needed]
After nine seasons with the 49ers, Clark retired following the 1987 season. He was a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams (XVI and XIX). To honor his contribution to 49ers, the club retired his number 87 in 1988.[11] He served as a team executive for the 49ers and was the General Manager and Director of Football Operations for the Cleveland Browns from 1999–2002.[12] On May 14, 2002, he resigned from his position with the Browns after new head coach Butch Davis requested the right to make personnel decisions.[13]
Clark was the lead role in the 1994 direct-to-video comedy Kindergarten Ninja. He also appeared in the video game All-Pro Football 2K8. He joined Comcast SportsNet Bay Area in 2011 as an analyst for 49ers Postgame Live. In retirement, Clark expressed remorse about the end of Candlestick Park, saying that “It was a dump [but] it was our dump, so we could talk bad about it, but we didn’t want anybody else to talk bad about it.”[14]
On March 19, 2017, Clark announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.[15] He died from the disease on June 4, 2018.[16][17]
At the time of his death, Clark lived in Montana, with his wife, Kelly. He also had three children, a daughter and two sons, from a previous marriage.[8][18] Clark was the father-in-law of former NHL defenseman Peter Harrold.[19]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Clark
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