RIP to Dwight Clark at the young age of 61

[CarolinaSamurai]

My dad grew up in the same neighborhood as him. Said he was one of the nicest guys he's ever known. 

[Semaj]

http://www.debartoloholdings.com/phone/dwightclark.html

May his soul rest in peace.  Very sad.

[ladypanther]

Very sad.   That is a terrible disease.

[MHS831]

14 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

Garinger High, Charlotte.

couple of miles from where I lived.

 

met him in a golf tournament in Myrtle years ago.  RIP

I knew Dwight.  We used to play football together at Windsor Park in the early 70s.  I was much smaller and younger, so he created a position for me--"center for both teams''.  He was a pretty good QB growing up--the golden boy.  He was a great person.   Later, I worked with his younger brother, Jeff, at NCNB bank back in the day.  Jeff and I repossessed cars, basically--was never sure why we needed a degree for that.  In fact, there was a day we were traveling to Clemson to play golf in a tournament.  Dwight, Jeff, Joe Montana, and I were going to be on a best ball foursome.  I was taking Huey Lewis' place (I can't make this up). It poured rain, so it was cancelled.   I was slightly relieved because I exaggerated my golf game to Jeff in office "trash talk."  

About ALS--I also played at WCU under coach Bob Waters, a former 49er QB in the 60s.  He and a few of his teammates died of Lou Gehrig's disease.   I once asked Dwight about it.  He (obviously) did not know the reason, but he speculated.  He said that SF was a very tight organization when he arrived.  They used red thread to sew up game jerseys, for example.  Throwing a football into the stands, for example, would be a fine--they were docked the cost of a football too.  He described the practice field where they practiced then.  Walking toward it, it looked like there were mushrooms growing in a few places on the field.  As he got closer, he realized that they were actually condoms.  He said that during the summer, they fertilized the field with human sewage.  I think there have been about 5 ALS deaths from that era, and the odds are something like they are 4 million times more likely to contract ALS than a person who was not on the team during that time.  Again, this was just a theory.  It could be something the medical staff was doing, etc.

 

 

[MHS831]

9 hours ago, CarolinaSamurai said:

My dad grew up in the same neighborhood as him. Said he was one of the nicest guys he's ever known. 

I think they lived in Darby Acres if memory serves me, right beside Windsor Park off Sharon Amity.  I lived in Windsor Park and we used to play ball on the fields there all summer. I barely remember Dwight because he was older- I knew his little brother better.  Your father was right.  The whole family was class. 

 

[Captain Morgan]

43 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I knew Dwight.  We used to play football together at Windsor Park in the early 70s.  I was much smaller and younger, so he created a position for me--"center for both teams''.  He was a pretty good QB growing up--the golden boy.  He was a great person.   Later, I worked with his younger brother, Jeff, at NCNB bank back in the day.  Jeff and I repossessed cars, basically--was never sure why we needed a degree for that.  In fact, there was a day we were traveling to Clemson to play golf in a tournament.  Dwight, Jeff, Joe Montana, and I were going to be on a best ball foursome.  I was taking Huey Lewis' place (I can't make this up). It poured rain, so it was cancelled.   I was slightly relieved because I exaggerated my golf game to Jeff in office "trash talk."  

About ALS--I also played at WCU under coach Bob Waters, a former 49er QB in the 60s.  He and a few of his teammates died of Lou Gehrig's disease.   I once asked Dwight about it.  He (obviously) did not know the reason, but he speculated.  He said that SF was a very tight organization when he arrived.  They used red thread to sew up game jerseys, for example.  Throwing a football into the stands, for example, would be a fine--they were docked the cost of a football too.  He described the practice field where they practiced then.  Walking toward it, it looked like there were mushrooms growing in a few places on the field.  As he got closer, he realized that they were actually condoms.  He said that during the summer, they fertilized the field with human sewage.  I think there have been about 5 ALS deaths from that era, and the odds are something like they are 4 million times more likely to contract ALS than a person who was not on the team during that time.  Again, this was just a theory.  It could be something the medical staff was doing, etc.

 

 

 

that's a hell of a story

[MHS831]

34 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

 

that's a hell of a story

Ironic.  I am still in shock.  Jeff and I used to call him (long distance was a big deal then) from the office because we had a line that was unlimited long distance.  Of course, I would just say a few words and leave Jeff alone.  Dwight was nice, but he was very funny too--witty. 

[Palmetto]

[arbnranger]

8 hours ago, MHS831 said:

I knew Dwight.  We used to play football together at Windsor Park in the early 70s.  I was much smaller and younger, so he created a position for me--"center for both teams''.  He was a pretty good QB growing up--the golden boy.  He was a great person.   Later, I worked with his younger brother, Jeff, at NCNB bank back in the day.  Jeff and I repossessed cars, basically--was never sure why we needed a degree for that.  In fact, there was a day we were traveling to Clemson to play golf in a tournament.  Dwight, Jeff, Joe Montana, and I were going to be on a best ball foursome.  I was taking Huey Lewis' place (I can't make this up). It poured rain, so it was cancelled.   I was slightly relieved because I exaggerated my golf game to Jeff in office "trash talk."  

About ALS--I also played at WCU under coach Bob Waters, a former 49er QB in the 60s.  He and a few of his teammates died of Lou Gehrig's disease.   I once asked Dwight about it.  He (obviously) did not know the reason, but he speculated.  He said that SF was a very tight organization when he arrived.  They used red thread to sew up game jerseys, for example.  Throwing a football into the stands, for example, would be a fine--they were docked the cost of a football too.  He described the practice field where they practiced then.  Walking toward it, it looked like there were mushrooms growing in a few places on the field.  As he got closer, he realized that they were actually condoms.  He said that during the summer, they fertilized the field with human sewage.  I think there have been about 5 ALS deaths from that era, and the odds are something like they are 4 million times more likely to contract ALS than a person who was not on the team during that time.  Again, this was just a theory.  It could be something the medical staff was doing, etc.

 

 

Crazy man .

Thanks for sharing the story.