Legendary San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark, a two-time Super Bowl winner most famous for making "The Catch" in the 1981 AFC Championship Game, has been diagnosed with ALS.
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Legendary San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark has ALS, and suspects football may be a cause
Dwight Clark, famous for making The Catch, announced over the weekend he has ALS. He said he suspected football may be a cause.
Clark, 60, announced the news in a statement over the weekend. He said that he suspects football is a potential cause.
In September 2015, Clark said, he began to feel weakness in his right hand. At first he believed this to be nerve damage from his football career, but now struggles to walk.
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As Deadspin noted, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, has been linked to football and head trauma, though much more research needs to be done on the subject before any definitive conclusions can be reached. Clark, for his part, suspects football did play some role.
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