In the entire franchise history of the NFL, only Dwight Clarks reception is commonly referred to as The Catch.. On television, Vin Scully called the play-by-play and Hank Stram did the color commentary. Learn how your comment data is processed. There are plays that stand by themselves in sports. On Sunday, Clark celebrated his 60th birthday. Later, in the locker room, he expressed his amazement at how high Clark had jumped. He scored a pair of touchdowns. Not only did San Franciscos winstart a dynasty, but its victory over Dallas also signaled the impending end of another: theCowboys underlegendary coach Tom Landry. Clark built his restaurant, Clark's By The Bay, the year he retired and decorated it with sports memorabilia including The Catch. After calling a timeout, White took the first down snap and was sacked by Lawrence Pillers, fumbling in the process. [20], Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 01:20, National Football League Players Association, "49er great Dwight Clark receiver who made The Catch dies at 61", "Dwight Clark, San Francisco 49ers receiver who made 'The Catch,' dies at 61", "One of Charlotte's greatest pro athletes has died", "Dwight Clark, 49ers receiver of The Catch, dead at 61", "Former Clemson great Dwight Clark passes", "Dwight Clark of Clemson football, 49ers fame dies from ALS", "Dwight Clark, 61, Dies; Made a Touchdown Catch for the Ages", "Illness robbed us of Dwight Clark, but not of his spirit", "49ers flashback: 1979 team was dreadful despite Walsh, Montana, O.J. Programming note: Watch "Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure," a documentary chronicling the life of the legendary 49ers QB, exclusively on Peacock TV. Their record improved, as did Montana and Clark, in 1980, going 6-10. The 1990s, however, saw a renewal of the Cowboys-49ers rivalry fueled by "The Catch" game. One is "The Catch," which happened 40 years ago on Jan. 10, 1982. New San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh visited Clemson in 1979 to take a look at quarterback Steve Fuller, Clarks roommate. Storey, then a 26-year-old photographer for the San Francisco Examiner (following and preceding stints at The Chronicle), watched it all unfold from the side of the end zone. Clark disputes that assertion, claiming that it was a backup plan that they practiced many times. How did he die?. "I don't know for sure. Following this workout, Walsh selected Clark for the 49ers first pick of the tenth round (249th overall pick) in the NFL draft of 1979. Future Hall of Fame DB Ronnie Lott was flagged twice for crucial pass interference calls that extended Cowboys drives. Thats because Clark was never a featured receiver at Clemson. He was 61 years old. Dwight Edward Clark (January 8, 1957 - June 4, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1987. [4] Montana was supposed to roll to his right and find Solomon, who would run a short "square out" pattern that he would catch just past the first down marker, and either step out of bounds, giving the 49ers a fresh set of downs, or would turn upfield and score himself. I heard the crowd scream." The Cowboys managed to make the playoffs in the 1983 and 1985 seasons, only to be knocked out in their first game (Wild Card round in 1983; Divisional round in 1985), then failed to reach the postseason for the rest of the decade. What was Clark's cause of death? Montana completed two quick passes to Clark and Solomon respectively and the 49ers called a timeout with the ball on the Dallas 12. Montana and the 49ers would defeat the Bengals, 26-21, in Super Bowl XVI. Sports enterprise reporter Ron Kroichick has worked at The San Francisco Chronicle since 1995, when he came from The Sacramento Bee. Caught by (Dwight) Clark! Jim Stuckey recovered for the 49ers and the rest is history. In a game where the lead shifted back and forth repeatedly, the 49ers took over the ball at their own 11-yard line . On June 4, 2018, Dwight Clark died from the disease. After "The Catch", the 49ers went on to win Super Bowl XVI 2621 over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Examiner sold thousands of extra editions on Jan. 11, 1982, and even turned the photo into a modestly profitable poster. "[18], Clark died of the disease on June 4, 2018. He joined Comcast SportsNet Bay Area in 2011 as an analyst for 49ers Postgame Live. How's this for an autograph gem: San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark drawing up the play that was called on the famous "The Catch" in the 1981 playoffs. [1], Montana started the drive with 89 yards to reach the end zone. Watch Deebo Samuel's performance at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle shared his most memorable moments of the 2023 Pro Bowl Games. I am thankful for all of Dwights friends, teammates and 49ers fans who have sent their love during his battle with ALS. In the second quarter, Clark managed to catch a 20-yard touchdown pass from Joe Montana that provided the 49ers with a slight 14-10 lead. The 49ers then drove to the Dallas 16-yard line, but once again they failed to score when Montana threw a pass that bounced out of Elliot's hands and was intercepted by Randy White. The 49ers and Cowboys meet again this weekend in the NFL playoffs, and youll likely see and hear a lot about the iconic play. Since Clark was lined up near Solomon, he was supposed to position himself to get in the way of Solomon's defender (known as a "pick" or "rub" play), and then release and head for the end zone on his own pattern, providing Montana with a second option. He had two cameras, one with a 400-millimeter lens for capturing action at a distance. Initially serving Cajun food, it later switched to prime rib and seafood. On Tuesday, he celebrated the 35th anniversary of "The Catch," the game-tying 6-yard touchdown he caught from Joe Montana in the 1982 NFC Championship Game that set up the game-winning extra point to send the Niners to the Super Bowl. The 49ers defeated the New York Giants in the divisional round and then went on to verse the Cowboys in a tense rematch with lots more on the line a link directly to the Superbowl XVI. To his credit, when he did catch the ball, he made it count and averaged 18.8 yards per catch. Here's NFL Network's list of everything you need to know for the 49ers Week 17 matchup vs. the Las Vegas Raiders. Earlier in that game, Solomon had scored on a similar play. Montana lines up at the five and on third down and three he rolls right, looking to throw looking to throw and he throws into the end zone Touchdown! It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Montana threw three interceptions, and Niners backs fumbled three times. I am honored to be able to be a part of a play that was kind of the culmination of just this incredible surprise season. I had the flu last week and I had trouble getting my breath on that last drive. He was Executive Vice President and Director of Football Operations from 1999 to 2001. San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark passed away Monday at the age of 61, his family confirmed. Dallas responded with Danny White's 20-yard pass to Butch Johnson setting up a 44-yard field goal by Rafael Septin. With less than one minute left in the game and facing the 6-yard line belonging to Dallas, Montana fired to Freddie Solomon who had scored on the same play earlier on in the game. He was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, brother and a great friend and teammate. Montana rolls out of the pocket, backpedals, pump fakes, spots Clark, throws the ball and a 49ers dynasty is born. Born on January 8, 1957, in Kinston, North Carolina,[6] Clark graduated from Garinger High School in Charlotte, where he played quarterback. Being fairly tall himself, at 6-foot 4-inches (193 cm) tall, Clark was able to use all of his length to jump and grab the ball with the tips of his fingers completing one of the most memorable plays in NFL history. "I would have been happy to be 8-8, team president Ed DeBartolo Jr. said on the eve of the NFC title game against the Cowboys. Four plays later, White passed 21 yards to tight end Doug Cosbie for a touchdown and a 27-21 Cowboys lead in the fourth quarter. [3][4] That play, one of the most famous in the history of the NFL, has been immortalized as "The Catch". Then 49ers running back Bill Ring lost a fumble on his own 29, leading to White's 26-yard touchdown pass to Tony Hill that put the Cowboys up 107. He caught 80 passes including eight touchdowns in 1980 from quarterbacks Steve DeBerg and Joe Montana. After the workout was over, Walsh was impressed. Suffice it to say, expectations werent exactly high ahead of the 1981 season. An All-Pro and two-time Super Bowl champion, Clark was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, in March of 2017. Required fields are marked *. In the game, momentum shifted back and forth between the two teams. Those two calls added up to 10 points, Lott noted in The Sporting News. The 49ers made the playoffs eight out of the next ten seasons and won three more Super Bowls in the 1980s, becoming the NFLs best dynasty of the decade. A big, physical target at 6-foot-4, Clark emerged as Hall of Famer Joe Montana's go-to receiver as Bill Walsh's West Coast offense reigned supreme throughout the 1980s. He was a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams (XVI and XIX). In the Eastern time zone, Renfrow scored his touchdown on Jan. 10, exactly 35 years after Clark made "The Catch.". Around the NFL Writer San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark passed away Monday at the age of 61, his family confirmed. Holmes survived the knockdown, as would the Niners against the Cowboys. We won't call this on fourth down. You get dinged and you go back in or you stay in.. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. (Original Caption) San Francisco 49ers Dwight Clark (87, WR), goes up in the air in the end zone for the game-tying touchdown pass from Qb Joe Montana to set up the PAT which beat the Dallas . Lined up in the slot on the right side in the first quarter, 49ers receiver Freddie Solomon took off for the flag as Clark, lined up wide right, curled inside. Give us another down to make a play.". The 49ers defeated the New York Giants in the divisional round and then hosted the Cowboys in a rematch with much more on the linea berth in Super Bowl XVI. [25] Located in Redwood City, California, the restaurant was sold in 1993. When asked about his team's success with the play, GM Howie Roseman said "All I know is everything we're doing is legal and works.". Kid, please, don't insult me." Clark's leap and fingertip grab remains one of the most famous plays in NFL history for not only its degree of difficulty, but also for how clutch it was in a big moment. Just before being chased out of bounds, and after a pump-fake caused the 6-foot 9-inch Ed Too Tall Jones to leave his feet, Montana threw a high pass to the back of the end zone that seemed to be heading out of bounds until Clark, closely covered by Cowboys defender Everson Walls, made a leaping catch with his fingertips in the back right corner of the end zone to tie the game with 51 seconds left. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The Bengals, who were 6-10 in 1980 and beat them to the honor by about four hours, defeating San Diego Chargers, 27-7, in the AFC Championship. Except this time Montana, sprinting right, away from dominant Cowboys pass rusher Harvey Martin, faced a decision. Video: FoxM9NJ In a touching tribute. Its the same play Niners QB coach Sam Wyche called from the coaches booth on third and 3 from the Cowboys 6 with 58 seconds to play. One minute into the fourth quarter, Septin kicked a 22-yard field goal that cut the scoring difference down to 1 point at 2120. The representative of the 49ers on the other end managed to convince Clark to serve as Fullers receiver during his workout instead of playing golf. Montana, looking looking throwing in the end zone. [19] During the 1981 season, Walsh had Montana practice that part of the play back in training camp. I may sit and think about that moment couple of times a year, and how awesome it was to be a part of that play and to be a part of the 49ers in the '80s. This would be the final professional football game that Vin Scully would call the play by play as well as the final game that Pat Summerall did color commentary before moving to play-by-play announcer for the rest of his broadcast career (Summerall had moved from color commentator to play-by-play midway through the 1974 season; working color commentary here as a substitute for Jack Buck's regular radio partner Hank Stram; who was also Scully's main television broadcast partner during the 1981 season). Touchdown! Clark finished the game with 8 catches for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns. One is The Catch, which happened 40 years ago on Jan. 10, 1982. Clark played his entire nine-year career with the 49ers and earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors in 1982. Clark had plans to play a round of golf and was headed out to play when he answered the phone. San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass . In fact, before his infamous part in The Catch, the Cowboys cornerback had recovered a fumble by the 49ers Walt Easley. The Niners would go on to win Super Bowl XVI, the first professional sports championship the city of San Francisco had ever experienced. All the TV and radio calls you can handle from Harper, Stott clutch homers on Sunday, Shooters Radio: ECW One Night Stand 05 deep dive. Storey quickly whirled to follow the pass - he didn't change cameras, given the distance - and snapped away as the ball settled into Clark's hands. This is championship football. According to Clark, Jones reacted to the play by stating "You just beat America's Team" to Montana after the pass was caught, to which Montana replied, "Well, you can sit at home with the rest of America and watch the Super Bowl."[6]. Dwight Clark, a receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, is best known for making what is now seen as one of the most iconic catches during the 1981 NFC Championship. [7][8] Clark talked about how he was nervous playing quarterback in high school. He also won another Super Bowl in 1984. In 2002, the NFL ran a series of advertisements promoting the playoffs, using famous plays as a uniting theme. The statue features two life-size figures, Montana with his arms in the air celebrating the touchdown and, 23 yards away, Clark leaping to make The Catch. This included a 45-14 win over the Dallas Cowboys earlier on in the year. Despite occurring over 40 years ago, the game-winning touchdown play remains one of the most impressive NFL moves in the history of the sport. The NFL has many notable moments. This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 14:31. His wife . [16][31], Clark married Kelly Radzikowski in 2011. The 49ers coach, Bill Walsh, assumed that it was a throw-away play and immediately began planning for the fourth down until he heard the cheers from the crowd. And I encourage the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and the NFL to continue working together in their efforts to make the game of football safer, especially as it relates to head trauma. It came at the end of a 14-play, 83-yard game-winning drive engineered by Montana. Solomon caught a quick sprintout pass from Montana for an 8-yard score. The San Francisco 49ers defense is the Nickelodeon MVP of Week 13, 2022. Then he moved home to Charlotte, N.C., and began building luxury spec houses. Clark then retired after the 1987 season finished, and in 1988, the 49ers eventually retired his jersey. Dwight will always carry a special place in our hearts and his legacy will live on as we continue to battle this terrible disease.". In the following season, the Cowboys reached their third straight NFC Championship Game, where they were defeated 3117 by their archrival Washington Redskins. And Storey looked at the back of his camera to see if he captured the moment, right? The 19921994 seasons would see the Cowboys and 49ers face off in three straight NFC Championship games, with the Cowboys winning the first two and the 49ers winning the last one; each victorious team following it up with a Super Bowl title. The 49ers representative convinced Clark to skip golf and serve as Fullers receiver during the quarterbacks workout. "The Catch," 40 years ago this week, capped a magnificent 89-yard drive, a breathtaking 6-yard pass play, designed by coach Bill Walsh and executed spectacularly by quarterback Joe Montana and. 49ers: 30 years ago, photographer caught The Catch, SF 49ERS DWIGHT CLARK MAKING " THE CATCH " 49ERS VS. DALLAS COWBOYS, 10 JAN82, 1981 NFC championship game in San Francisco. After retiring Dwight Clark remained a part of the 49ers organization working as an executive in the front office. At Clemson, he wore #30, posting only 33 catches for 571 yards, 3 touchdowns and a 17.3-yard average (seventh in school history). And then Dwight Clark might not have made The Catch. San Francisco wide receiver Dwight Clark made a leaping grab in the back of the end zone to complete a 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Montana, enabling the 49ers to defeat the Cowboys, 28-27. Kelly Clark. If not for a serendipitous phone call intended for former Clemson quarterback Steve Fuller, Clark's career might have been a dream. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Watch 49ers Arik Armstead work out at the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine. The 49ers were 214 in 1978 and had the same record in 1979. In the Niners' version, Montana's first read was supposed to be receiver Freddie Solomon, who was supposed to shake loose via pick, just as Renfrow did. But he landed a priceless shot - that's former Chronicle columnist Ray Ratto in the background, incidentally, wearing a white tie and looking mighty young - and a cool memory. [1][2] He was a member of San Francisco's first two Super Bowl championship teams. One of the most dramatic plays in NFL history took place 35 years ago. The concept for the photo. Vin Scullys call, his last on footballfor CBS: "Of course for the upstart 49ers they are 6 yards from (the Super Bowl in) Pontiac (Mich.) Third and three. The PAT was good, and the 49ers were Super Bowl bound. Even then, before the spate of titles, this was a transcendent moment in Bay Area sports - the 49ers had finally conquered the Cowboys. And now we come to a catch that truly changed the game of football forever. Yikes. That play, called simply "sprint right option," differed from the Clemson touchdown only in how it finished, but not in how it was designed. The Catch refers to the winning touchdown reception by Dwight Clark off a Joe Montana pass in the January 10, 1982, NFC Championship Game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers. This article has all the answers that you need. Clark caught it! [13] New head coach Bill Walsh had visited Clemson to scout quarterback Steve Fuller, Clark's roommate. Clark already had plans to play a round of golf and was about to head out to begin his game when he picked up the phone instead. With Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts facing off in the NFC Championship this weekend, relive their 2019 high-scoring Big 12 clash as Iowa State took on Oklahoma. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. "What I love about it the most is that it's connected me with 49ers fans for the rest of time," Clark said in 2013. "The way I remember it is, we had practiced it during practice maybe once, and then Bill [Walsh] kept Joe and I after practice during training camp, and he said, "This is what were going to do; were going to try to pick the defender thats covering Freddie, hit him, touchdown. You won't want to miss a moment of the 2022 season! Ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, the San Francisco 49ers unveiled statues depicting "The Catch" -- Dwight Clark's iconic game-winning touchdown in the 1981 NFL. On Monday night, he was in Tampa to see Clemson, his alma mater, win the college football national championship in thrilling fashion. Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin has several contracts and extensions to weigh as Cincinnati looks to stay a Super Bowl favorite in 2023, and he's been unwilling to give a concrete answer on running back Joe Mixon's future. Coincidentally, 40-plus years later, the same teams will play on CBS this Sunday in an NFC Wild-Card Game. Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the most famous single moment in Bay Area sports history. John Taylor was better than I was, so I couldnt come out of the game. [23] In the 2018 NFL Films' "Dwight Clark: A Football Life", he was quoted as saying that it was probably a mistake to have accepted the position. Former NFL running back Warrick Dunn shared the story of how 49ers legend Joe Perry became the first Black NFL MVP. Another photographer, Lee Romero, suggested Storey crop the photo vertically. Local Dallas radio station KRLD also provided their own broadcast, as they did for all Cowboys games, with Verne Lundquist and Brad Sham providing the play-by-play and color respectively. Clarks discovery was a complete accident, so the fact he was drafted and then made the roster of a respected team was seen to be quite surprising. San Francisco wide receiver Dwight Clark made a leaping grab in the back of the end zone to complete a 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Montana, enabling the 49ers to defeat the Cowboys, 2827. It's an extraordinary, enduring image - and, as Storey pointed out, it conveys Montana's touch as much as Clark's leaping ability. [30] He had three children with Stone: a daughter, Casey, and two sons, Riley and Mac. Following his workout, the 49ers selected Clark with the first pick of the tenth round, or 249th overall pick, in the 1979 NFL draft. But they not only talk about it, they pass it down through the generations. That allowed the newspaper to fill its front page with the image of Clark reaching for the heavens to catch Montana's pass. ", "More importantly," Silver recalled, "Clark taught me that a man could live out a remarkable dream, emerge as a beloved icon for one of America's most storied cities, receive the spoils that come with such a regal role -- and never, ever act as though he were owed a morsel of it.". The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. 49ers quarterback Joe Montana went on to gain a reputation for his last-minute heroics, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of eligibility. 2 on the "NFL 100 Greatest" ranking of the top 100 plays of all time. It also set in motion a series of events that established the Niners as one of the NFL's dominant franchises for the better part of the two decades that followed. I love him and will miss him terribly. At 6ft 4in (1.93m), his first love was basketball, but he accepted a scholarship to play college football at Clemson University.[9][10]. In the Sports Illustrated article, Montana explained that he never saw The Catch, since he had just been knocked to the ground by Jones, but "I saw Dwight's feet touch the ground. Wrote Gergen in The Sporting News: Solomon broke for the flag but was covered. Clark spiked the ball. "Theres all kinds of versions of how we had practiced it, where we practiced it, when -- everybody remembers it a little bit different," Clark told the 49ers website in 2013. Dwight Clark celebrates 35th anniversary of 'The Catch' with Clemson national title, Predicting the 2023 starting QB for all 32 NFL teams, from the locks to the wild cards, 49ers All-Pro Nick Bosa will 'break the entire bank,' but it might take time, A new home for Michael Thomas? It's a touchdown for the 49ers! The strength, perseverance and grace with which he battled ALS will long serve as an inspiration to so many. An All-Pro and two-time Super Bowl champion, Clark was diagnosed with. The sideline was crowded with people, as usual, but he found a desirable spot along one side of the north end zone - across the field from where Montana scrambled. AP Photo/Dallas Morning News, Phil Huber). "Everybody says they were there," Storey said of The Catch. W&P Porter bowl review: A container that makes office 14 things you need in your car before you drive to Tahoe, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). I don't know how I caught the ball. Late in the fourth quarter with the game in the balance and the 49ers trailing 27-21, Montana guided San Francisco down the field. Receiver Dwight Clark makes "The Catch" on a pass from Joe Montana that tied the game late in the fourth quarter against the Cowboys in the 1982 NFC championship game. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. Apr 14, 2015. He showed tremendous courage and dignity in his battle with ALS and we hope there will soon be a cure for this horrendous disease. Thirty years later, John Storey remains grateful it was Joe Montana scrambling to his right on that memorable January 1982 day. The first? Three plays later, running back Tony Dorsett scored a 5-yard rushing touchdown to give Dallas a 1714 lead. Returning from the stoppage, Solomon gained 14 yards on a wide receiver reverse play to bring the ball over midfield into Cowboys territory at the 35-yard line. 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