Any San Francisco 49ers fan knows Dwight Clark.
Clark, the storied wide receiver who made “The Catch” in the 1982 NFC Championship game is just as much a part of Niners lore as Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott and the plethora of names from San Francisco’s dynasty years.
But Clark has taken a hit, revealing on Sunday he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
ALS — or Lou Gehrig’s disease, to which it’s often referred — attacks the nervous system. Both the cause and cure remain unknown.
For me, I can remember another ALS-related football story.