Dwight Clark
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 8, 1957 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Kinston, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 10 / Pick: 249 | ||||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 506 |
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| Receiving yards: | 6,750 |
| Receiving TDs: | 48 |
| Rushing yards: | 50 |
| Games played: | 134 |
| Games started: | 97 |
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Dwight Edward Clark (born January 8, 1957) is a former American football wide receiver and executive. He played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) 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.
Clark was born in Kinston, North Carolina and graduated from Garinger High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Bill Walsh drafted Clark as the first pick of the 10th round of the 1979 NFL Draft. Clark tallied 506 catches for 6750 yards and 48 touchdowns, along with 50 rushing yards in his eight NFL seasons with the 49ers. He led the NFL in receptions (60) during the strike-shortened 1982 season, and made the Pro Bowl twice, in 1981 and 1982. Sports Illustrated writer Paul Zimmerman named Clark his Player of the Year for 1982.
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