GREENVILLE, S.C. — Clemson and San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark was enshrined into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Thursday night at the Embassy Suites on Verdae in Greenville.
Clark is best remembered for what is known as the greatest catch in NFL history when he snagged Joe Montana’s fourth-quarter pass out of the air for the winning touchdown in the 49ers’ 28-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the 1981 NFC Championship Game.
The play is simply known as “The Catch.”
“After that play, Emerson Walls, the cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, said to Dwight, ‘You know you just beat America’s Team,'” Clark’s former Clemson teammate and friend Joe Bostic said.