After making The Catch over Everson Walls, Dwight Clark helped him get paid
Jun 5, 2018 at 8:20 AM
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Dwight Clark, the 49ers receiver who died on Monday at age 61, will always be remembered for making The Catch, a leaping grab over Cowboys cornerback Everson Walls that propelled San Francisco to the Super Bowl. And even though Walls was beaten on the play, he remembers Clark fondly. Last year, after Clark had been [more]
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