The Catch: 25 years after the play that changed football

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Posted on Sun, Jan. 14, 2007
"THE CATCH"
STORY BY RON GREEN JR.

Only 58 seconds remained in the NFC Championship game that gray, chilly
Sunday afternoon in San Francisco when Dwight Clark prepared to leap
into history 25 years ago.

The Dallas Cowboys, at the height of their vainglorious America's Team
period, led the 49ers 27-21 but San Francisco had a third-and-3 at the
Cowboys' 6 with neither team aware the foundation of professional
football in this country was about to be rocked.

For Clark, in his third season as a receiver with the 49ers, fatigue
had come over him like a Bay Area fog. He had been sick with stomach
flu earlier in the week, missing one day of practice, but he had
managed to catch seven passes, one for a touchdown, thrown by his
friend and quarterback Joe Montana.

On 15 Jan 2007 06:56:27 -0800, "Fred Goodwin, CMA"
yahoo.com> wrote:

"Fred Goodwin, CMA" yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1168872987.313364.181750@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

Thanks for posting that. As a 9er fan since 1969, and living in the
Northeast, it was a nice way to start my day.

Larry B

Fred Goodwin, CMA wrote:

Fred Goodwin, CMA wrote:

The most beautiful time ever in the Enn Eff Ell--

1980 season-- Iggles dig the hole...
1981 season-- Niners bury 'em...
1982 seaso

polymod wrote:

I still feel a bit ill seeing that replay knowing that was the end of
my childhood love of the Cowboys.