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Should 49ers build another statue honoring Dwight Clark?

The image is so ingrained in our minds it seems only fitting Dwight Clark should be immortalized outside Levi’s Stadium with a statue of him leaping for “The Catch.”

That’s what Bay Area resident Alison Perris thought when she started a grassroots movement to permanently honor the former 49ers great, who passed away Monday from ALS complications.

Former wide receiver Dwight Clark, center, speaks next to former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., left, during halftime of an NFL football game between the 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Former wide receiver Dwight Clark, center, speaks next to former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., left, during halftime of an NFL football game between the 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct.