SANTA CLARA — Joe Montana and Dwight Clark were training camp roommates during their rookie year of 1979. One of the things Montana remembers most is that Clark never bothered to unpack his bag.
“He always thought he was going to get cut,” Montana told a hushed Levi’s Stadium crowd Sunday. “But here he is. He’s stood the test of time.”
The receiver is still here, now and forever. As a salute to his lasting impact, and as a thank you for the countless lives he altered, the 49ers held “Dwight Clark Day” on Sunday.
It made for an afternoon that was, in the words of former 49ers executive Carmen Policy, “amazingly special, but at the same time amazingly bittersweet.