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Dwight "The Catch" Clark R.I.P.

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Dwight Clark, 49er and Clemson great, dies after a battle with ALS. He was 61 years old.
 
Sad news. Condolences to his family and friends.

Is it just coincidence or does ALS seem to hit athletes a lot?
 
It has definitely impacted our family and is a horrible disease
 
My big brother loved the cowboys when we were growing up so naturally I hated them. I would spend all day sunday in a different room pulling like hell for whoever the cowboys were playing and then gloat about to my brother if it actually happened (rarely). The day Dwight Clark caught that pass I ran across the house to talk shit to my bro and then I caught the look on his face, a mix of disbelief and trying not to cry. I still talked smack but it was only halfhearted and learned a lesson that day that it is really not cool to kick a guy while he is down (except for Tarholes and Dukies- fuck them). RIP Dwight Clark- one of my best football memories as a kid.
 
SC DEAC said:
My big brother loved the cowboys when we were growing up so naturally I hated them. I would spend all day sunday in a different room pulling like hell for whoever the cowboys were playing and then gloat about to my brother if it actually happened (rarely). The day Dwight Clark caught that pass I ran across the house to talk shit to my bro and then I caught the look on his face, a mix of disbelief and trying not to cry. I still talked smack but it was only halfhearted and learned a lesson that day that it is really not cool to kick a guy while he is down (except for Tarholes and Dukies- fuck them). RIP Dwight Clark- one of my best football memories as a kid.
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10 year old me was crushed by that play. RIP Dwight Clark- one of the most vivid football memories as a kid.
 
Deaconblue said:
Sad news. Condolences to his family and friends.

Is it just coincidence or does ALS seem to hit athletes a lot?
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Without looking it up, I believe there's a connection between ALS and late adolescence/early adulthood head trauma.
 
DeacinBama said:
Without looking it up, I believe there's a connection between ALS and late adolescence/early adulthood head trauma.
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Clark said that he felt his ALS was attributable to concussions from playing football. Clark was from Kinston and was a really good HS basketball player (and preferred hoop), but he was a better football player.

While at Clemson, Clark dated Shawn Weatherly who went on to become Miss USA and Miss Universe.

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Talk about “The Catch!”

I’ll be leaving now.
 
Pilchard said:
Clark said that he felt his ALS was attributable to concussions from playing football. Clark was from Kinston and was a really good HS basketball player (and preferred hoop), but he was a better football player.

While at Clemson, Clark dated Shawn Weatherly who went on to become Miss USA and Miss Universe.

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And Ms Weatherly's mom and grandmother were from Clinton NC! She visited after winning Ms. Universe
 
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