FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2015, file photo, former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark looks on during halftime of an NFL football game between the 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals in Santa Clara, Calif. Clark, the former 49ers wide receiver whose reception known as "The Catch" sent San Francisco to its first Super Bowl, has died one year after revealing he had ALS. He was 61. The team said Clark died Monday, June 4, 2018, surrounded by friends and family.…
June 5, 2018
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Dwight Clark, 49er great who made 'The Catch,' dies at 61
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Dwight Clark will forever be remembered for one iconic moment, his leap in the back of the end zone to make a fingertip grab of a game-winning touchdown that launched the San Francisco 49ers dynasty and is one of the most indelible images in NFL history.