49ers to honor Dwight Clark throughout 2018 season

The San Francisco 49ers will honor the late Dwight Clark in a number of ways during the 2018 campaign.

San Francisco will host a tribute in Clark’s memory during its Week 7 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 21. The celebration will be highlighted by the unveiling of a statue depicting “The Catch” – Clark’s iconic game-winning touchdown in the 1981 NFC Championship Game – outside Levi’s Stadium.

49ers players will also wear “87” helmet decals throughout the season that feature Clark’s legendary catch.

Clark died June 4 after a battle with ALS. He’s a two-time Super Bowl champion, and later had his No. 87 retired by the 49ers.

49ers legend Dwight Clark dies after battle with ALS

Former San Francisco 49ers receiver Dwight Clark has died at 61 after a year-long battle with ALS, his family confirmed Monday.

Clark was the 49ers’ 10th-round pick in the 1979 NFL Draft and spent nine seasons with the team. He ranks third in franchise history in receiving yards and fourth in receptions.

The two-time All-Pro is best remembered for his role in “The Catch,” one of the most memorable moments in NFL history. Clark caught the game-winning touchdown pass at the end of the 1981 NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys, sending San Francisco to its first Super Bowl and launching a dynasty.

Clark is a two-time Super Bowl champion, and later had his No. 87 retired by the 49ers.

San Francisco names streets after Montana, Rice, Clark

The neighborhood being built on the former grounds of Candlestick Park will honor some of the best San Francisco 49ers to ever play at the site.

At a ceremony at city hall on Sunday, former Niners greats were awarded with street names in the new community that will feature more than 7,000 homes.

Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana was presented with a sign that read “Joe Montana Drive,” but he asked for the honor to be revised to include his former wide receiver Dwight Clark, who is currently battling ALS. Montana asked for the street name to be called “Montana-Clark Drive.”

“When his name goes up on here, they could lower the speed limit. Because we know Dwight wasn’t very fast,” Montana quipped to Clark and the assembled crowd, Daniel Brown of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Other streets in the community to be named after 49ers include “Jerry Rice Road,” “Edward J. DeBartolo Way” (for the team’s former owner), and “Carmen Policy Avenue” (for the former team executive).

The 49ers played at Candlestick Park from 1971 to 2013.