Dwight Clark
American football player
1957 –
Who is Dwight Clark?
Dwight Edward Clark is a former American football wide receiver and executive. He played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League 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. 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. He served as the general manager of the 49ers in 1998 and in the same capacity with the Cleveland Browns from 1998 to 2002.
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- Born
- Jan 8, 1957
Kinston - Also known as
- Dwight Edward Clark
- Spouses
- Ashley Stone
(1983/09/04 - ) - Kelly Radzikowski
- Ashley Stone
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Clemson University
- Garinger High School
- Lived in
- North Carolina
- Kinston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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