Dwight Edward Clark was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League from 1979 He was a member of San Francisco's first two Super Bowl championship teams.
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Dwight Edward Clark caught the winning touchdown pass thrown by quarterback Joe Montana in the NFC Championship Game in January 1982 against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Dwight Edward Clark 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.
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Dwight Edward Clark talked about how he was nervous playing quarterback in high school.
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Dwight Edward Clark was unhappy and considered transferring to play basketball at Appalachian State University, until he was finally allowed to play offense.
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Dwight Edward Clark was third on the team with 17 receptions for 265 yards and one touchdown.
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Dwight Edward Clark tallied 506 catches for 6,750 yards and 48 touchdowns, along with 50 rushing yards in his nine NFL seasons with the 49ers.
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On 3rd-and-3, Dwight Edward Clark leaped and caught a 6-yard pass from quarterback Joe Montana in the back of the end zone to tie the score, and Ray Wersching's extra-point kick advanced the 49ers to Super Bowl XVI.
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Dwight Edward Clark finished the game with eight receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
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Dwight Edward Clark was a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams.
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Dwight Edward Clark served as a team executive for the 49ers until 1998, when he resigned to become the first General Manager in the expansion era of the Cleveland Browns, after following Carmen Policy who would run the team under the ownership of Al Lerner.
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Dwight Edward Clark was Executive Vice President and Director of Football Operations from On May 14,2002, he resigned from his position with the Browns after new head coach Butch Davis requested the right to make personnel decisions.
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Dwight Edward Clark built his restaurant, Dwight Edward Clark's By The Bay, the year he retired and decorated it with sports memorabilia including The Catch.
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Dwight Edward Clark was the lead role in the 1993 direct-to-video comedy Kindergarten Ninja.
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Dwight Edward Clark dated Miss Universe Shawn Weatherly from 1978 to 1982.
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Dwight Edward Clark later married Ashley Stone, whom he met during the summer of 1982.
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Dwight Edward Clark had three children with Stone: a daughter, Casey, and two sons, Riley and Mac.
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On March 19,2017, Dwight Edward Clark announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Dwight Edward Clark stated that he believed he developed ALS as a result of playing football; he suffered three concussions during his playing career.
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Dwight Edward Clark was the father-in-law of former NHL defenseman Peter Harrold.
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