On the weekend of April 22, former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo put together a gathering for 49ers legend Dwight Clark at his house in White Fish, Montana, inviting 25 former players and staff members to visit with Clark, who continues to battle amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – a disease without a cure.
With many recollecting on memories and stories of Clark, Duane Kuiper told Murph & Mac on Wednesday morning that he hopes to bring the beloved wide receiver, who was recently diagnosed with ALS, to AT&T Park sometime next season.
In a touching interview with Murph and Mac, Dwight Clark talks about his day at Levi’s on Sunday, the support from Ronnie Lott and Eddie DeBartolo Jr, and the new perspective he has now.
The 49ers will honor the 1981 Super Bowl winning team at halftime of Sunday’s game vs. the Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium, the first of the franchise’s five Super Bowl winning squads. The two players responsible for that team’s most iconic play, Joe Montana and Dwight Clark, are scheduled to address the crowd according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area.
Former 49er great Roger Craig is making good a promise made to ex-teammate Dwight Clark, who was recently diagnosed with the degenerative muscle disease ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar went on local Cleveland sports radio station WKNR Wednesday morning, and made a “joke” about 49ers legend Dwight Clark’s recent ALS diagnosis, and how it potentially affected his decision making when he was the general manager of the Cleveland Browns from 1999-2002.