American football player and executive (1957–2018)
American football player
Dwight Clark
Clark in 2015
No. 87
Position:
Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:
(1957-01-08)January 8, 1957 Kinston, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:
June 4, 2018(2018-06-04) (aged 61) Whitefish, Montana, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:
212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:
Garinger (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College:
Clemson (1975–1978)
NFL draft:
1979 / Round: 10 / Pick: 249
Career history
As a player:
San Francisco 49ers (1979–1987)
As an executive:
San Francisco 49ers (1990–1991) Executive administrative assistant
San Francisco 49ers (1992–1994) Vice president of player personnel
San Francisco 49ers (1995–1998) Vice president & director of football operations
Cleveland Browns (1999–2001) Executive vice president & director of football operations
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX)
First team All-Pro (1982)
2× Pro Bowl (1981, 1982)
NFL receptions leader (1982)
San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
San Francisco 49ers No. 87 retired
Clemson Hall of Fame (1988)
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
506
Receiving yards:
6,750
Receiving touchdowns:
48
Rushing yards:
50
Games played:
134
Games started:
97
Player stats at PFR
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.[1][2] He was a member of San Francisco's first two Super Bowl championship teams.
He caught the winning touchdown pass thrown by quarterback Joe Montana in the NFC Championship Game on January 10, 1982, against the Dallas Cowboys.[3][4] The play, immortalized as "The Catch", propelled the 49ers to their first Super Bowl championship. Clark played college football at Clemson University and was selected by the 49ers in the tenth round of the 1979 NFL draft.[5] He served as the general manager of the 49ers from 1995 to 1998 and in the same capacity with the Cleveland Browns from 1999 to 2001.
^Branch, Eric (June 4, 2018). "49er great Dwight Clark – receiver who made The Catch – dies at 61". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^Ballard, Chris (May 2, 2018). "The last huddle". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^Zimmerman, Paul (January 18, 1982). "Off on the wrong foot". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Meredith Corporation. p. 18. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^"Clark's catch caps comeback". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington: Cowles Company. Associated Press. January 11, 1982. p. 15. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^"NFL Nation". ESPN.com. United States: ESPN Inc. July 11, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
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