I’ve been a49er fan sense 1953 I was 12 yrs old and played in a little league championship game in the bay area, we stayed at the same location that the 49ers training camp was held, I meet all the old players like Joe the jet Perry, Y.A. Tittle, Nomilini what an experience for a 12 year old kid been a fan every sense some lean years but some GREAT years like the CATCH.
Cowboy fan here !!! I watched Dwight and Montana crush my Cowboys with "The Catch" in 81!! This video gives me a whole new perspective on that day !!! Montana and Clark are truly great people on and off the field !! They are class acts!!
My name is Neal Russell. Im using my fiances account. I was born and raised in North Carolina and still live here. I was a huge Roger Staubach and Cowboys fan. I usually would be crushed over a playoff loss but I followed my home guy Dwight and was a big fan of him. I read his story and how he overcame great odds just to make the Niners team. I just remember a weird calmness and being thrilled for #87!
What a moving tribute to such a wonderful man, a great team, and a one of a knd fan base. As a boy from NJ I grew into a 49ers fan during the Brodie era. Have no idea why, somethings are meant to be. The catch to this day is one of the top 10 most joyous moments in my life. Thanks to all that made it possible and for those who keep it alive and fresh. May God bless you all!
I've been a 49ers fan since 1970. However, I never got to see The Catch live. I was stationed in the UK at the time and almost done with my 2-year tour. I didn't even get to watch Super Bowl XVI. The big game wasn't broadcast overseas until the following year, but by that time, I was already back from across the pond. It wasn't until around May 1982 before I got to actually see The Catch on a really crappy VCR tape. I watched the entire game and it felt just as exciting as if I ere watching it live. I remember from then on, when I wasn't stationed overseas (again), I caught as many 49ers games as possible (generally, only MNF and Nationally broadcast games... there was no NFL Sunday Ticket back then). I remember watching Dwight Clark use the soggy part of Candlestick to evade defenders while on the way to the zone. The defenders weren't familiar with the field, so they slipped a lot. I was stationed at Holloman AFB, NM before I separated from the US Air Force and that was a Dallas Cowboys market. When I got out of the military, I moved to the Bay Area because I needed to watch my 49ers play every week. I haven't missed a single 49ers game since.
I actually got interested in the 49ers when I was 11 because I loved the uniform, and OJ Simpson was in his last year there. We lived in Bears territory, NW Indiana, but Bob Avelini wasn't exactly fun to watch lol. Now, my dad has watched every Notre Dame game since before Alan Page, and we watched Joe grow as a legend. So when he was drafted by Niners, it was a great thing. I liked Steve DeBerg, but knew Joe was the future. So we watched ND on Saturdays and if we got lucky, Niners on Sunday. But we definitely were watching 1/10/82. We knew Joe would drive them down, but were concerned on that 3rd down. I remember the ball in the air and thinking it was too high...then these hands appeared and your catch against Everson Walls...talk about screaming at the tv! Tears, too...of joy. After win was sealed with the interception, we talked about the game for hours and chances in Superbowl. Years later, when you were in management, I loved your professionalism and dedication to the organization. I've been a fan now for 42 years. Ups and downs. And yes, I rooted for Joe and the Chiefs because of how the Joe departure was handled.lol Love you, Dwight. RIP from a distant fan.
Beating the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC championship game in January 10, 1982 was the greatest feeling that I had, especially after losing the nfc championship game in San Francisco against Tom Landry, Roger Staubach and the Dallas Cowboys in the early 1970's with Staubach coming back to beat the 49er's, So Coach Landry knows how it feels to lose the NFL championship game in the minutes of the game, and I say 49er's for life🏈
It is .. I am not certain that there was a better time in football than when Montana was their QB .. Brady had a couple of great receivers and a good defense but politics played a huge role during the Patriot heydays … Bill Walsh was fair, holding players accountable as he did himself. It was always about the team and the game. Football was never better .. rip Dwight Clark , following winds and fair seas ..
This is awesome. Love how his spirits where lifted up as the letters where read. I was all good until the turf story and how touching was that. Lmao on the one that thought he was black and from Clemson
