Dwight Clark
| Dwight Clark | |
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Position (s): Wide Receiver |
Jersey number (s): 87 |
| born January 8, 1957 in Kinston , North Carolina | |
| died on June 4, 2018 in Whitefish , Montana | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1979 - 1987 | |
| NFL Draft : 1979 / Round: 10 / Pick: 249 | |
| College : Clemson University | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Pass catches | 506 |
| the resulting gain in space | 6,750 yards |
| Touchdowns | 48 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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Dwight Edward Clark (born January 8, 1957 in Kinston , North Carolina - † June 4, 2018 in Whitefish , Montana ) was an American American football player. He played as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL).
Clark won Super Bowls XVI and XIX with the 49ers . In the NFC Championship Game before Super Bowl XVI, Clark became known nationwide for one play - The Catch - and the 49ers moved into their first Super Bowl.
Player career
college
Dwight Clark studied from 1975 to 1978 at Clemson University , where he played college football with the Clemson Tigers . Due to a shoulder injury, he could draw little attention to his senior year, although he was used in all ten games of his team. In 1979, Bill Walsh , the new coach of the San Francisco 49ers, visited Clemson University because he wanted to watch a junior quarterback , Steve Fuller , there. Clark lived in the same room as Steve Fuller and took the phone call from Walsh since Fuller was absent. Walsh asked who he was and invited him to catch the balls while training with Fuller to get a better impression of Fuller.
NFL
Dwight Clark in 1979 by the 49ers in the tenth round at the 249th spot drafted . The 49ers were one of the worst teams in the NFL at the time. Walsh wanted to introduce the West Coast Offense to his team , with which he was already successful as a college coach . This attack system, which was based on fast, short passes, was initially intended to establish the passing game in a game and not, as was still common in the 1970s, the running game. 1979 signed the 49ers, in the same year as Clark, quarterback Joe Montana , who should take over the role of starting quarterback from 1980 . In the next few years, other later all-star players such as Charles Haley , Jerry Rice and Ronnie Lott were added. The team developed into a top team.
In the offense of the San Francisco team, Clark became one of the most important places in Montana. For the first time, Clark caused a national sensation in the play-offs in 1981 . The 49ers played in the NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys trained by Tom Landry . One minute before the end of the game, the 49ers were 21:27 behind. Montana played a previously rehearsed pass into the end zone of the cowboys, which Clark, who had already scored a touchdown in the first half , was able to hold onto with an acrobatic pass catch. The 49ers won 28:27 and made it to the Super Bowl . Clark's passport catch went down in NFL history as The Catch .
Opponents in Super Bowl XVI were the Cincinnati Bengals , who could be defeated with 26:21. After the 1984 season, Clark was able to win his second Super Bowl. In Super Bowl XIX he was able to achieve a space gain of 77 yards by passing catches . The 49ers won the game against the Miami Dolphins 38:16.
After the 1987 season, Clark ended his playing career. In the 1982 season, which was significantly shortened by a players' strike, he was able to set up an NFL annual best with 60 passports caught. 1981 was his best year statistically. He caught passes for a gain of 1105 yards.
official
Immediately after his playing career, Clark joined the management of the 49ers. He was named vice president of that organization in 1995 and remained in that capacity until 1998. As an official of the 49ers, he was able to win the Super Bowl three times . In 1998, Clark joined the Cleveland Browns as vice president . In 2002 he resigned from office. Clark was a successful businessman until his death. He was married twice and had three children with his first wife.
Clark was once a friend of the Miss Universe from 1980 to 1982, Shawn Weatherly .
Others
Clark worked as a background singer on the album Small World by Huey Lewis and the News with.
Honors
Dwight Clark played twice in the Pro Bowl , the all-star game of the best players of the season. He was voted All-Pro twice . His back number is no longer assigned to the 49ers . He was a member of the Clemson Hall of Fame ., North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.
death
Dwight Clark died on June 4, 2018 as a result of his illness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dwight Clark in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dwight Clark in the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
- ↑ 1981 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
- ↑ NFC Championship Game 1981 - Statistics
- ↑ Super Bowl XVI - Statistics
- ↑ Annual statistics of the 49ers 1984
- ↑ Super Bowl XIX - Statistics
- ↑ San Francisco's Top Receiver Dwight Clark, Thinks His Best Catch May Be His Wife, Ashley , people.com.
- ↑ Booklet of the CD
- ↑ Dwight Clark in the Clemson Hall of Fame ( Memento from November 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Jason Green: Dwight Clark, former 49ers wide receiver, dead at 61. The Mercury News, June 4, 2018, accessed June 5, 2018 : "Former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark has died after a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. Hey what 61. "
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Clark, Dwight |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clark, Dwight Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kinston , North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 2018 |
| Place of death | Whitefish , Montana |