Late San Francisco 49ers Great Dwight Clark Featured on NFL Network's 'A Football Life'

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'Dwight Clark: A Football Life' Premieres Friday, November 2 at 8:00 PM ET​

Clark's Final On-Camera Interview

"Be hard to say I've had a bad life even though I got a bad break now." – Dwight Clark

The eighth season of NFL Network's Emmy-nominated series A Football Life continues Friday, November 2 at 8:00 PM ET with a profile of the late San Francisco 49ers icon Dwight Clark. The one-hour show produced by NFL Films features Clark's final on-camera interview, as well as interviews with former teammates such as Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Ronnie Lott, former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo and team president Carmen Policy, wife Kelly Clark and others.

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Among the topics discussed in Dwight Clark: A Football Life are:

Former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo holding a gathering to honor Clark in the spring of 2018

holding a gathering to honor Clark in the spring of 2018 Meeting Bill Walsh prior to the NFL Draft at Clemson and being selected in the 10th round by the 49ers

prior to the NFL Draft at Clemson and being selected in the 10th round by the 49ers His relationship with 49ers quarterback Joe Montana

The long-lasting legacy of The Catch

His battle with ALS

Having his ashes buried at DeBartolo's ranch in Montana near the goalpost from Candlestick Park

Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.

Dwight Clark: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people and more:

Dwight Clark

Kelly Clark – Wife

Eddie DeBartolo – Former San Francisco 49ers owner

Joe Montana – Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback

Jerry Rice – Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver

Ronnie Lott – Pro Football Hall of Fame safety

Carmen Policy – Former San Francisco 49ers team president

Brent Jones – San Francisco 49ers teammate

Keena Turner – San Francisco 49ers teammate

Harris Barton – San Francisco 49ers teammate

Ron Ferrari – San Francisco 49ers teammate

Roger Craig – San Francisco 49ers teammate

Provided below are some select quotes from Dwight Clark: A Football Life:

- "I just remember saying when I retired that…my life would be complete because I've done so many things I had no idea I was going to get to do. Be hard to say I've had a bad life even though I got a bad break now." – Dwight Clark

- "He was willing to try harder than any Niner. That's what I loved about him. Think about his story – it's the ultimate of trying. Trying to always give your heart. That's Dwight Clark." – Ronnie Lott

- "Everybody talks about The Catch all of the time but he made so many other catches that we all forget about because of that one. I remember him for a lot more than that because he saved my butt a lot." – Joe Montana

- "The fact that he made so many people happy from that play, it touched him. It made him feel really good." – Kelly Clark

- "It's a signature moment for 49er fans that bonds me with them no matter how long I live." – Dwight Clark on The Catch

- "When you look back in history and you see those wonderful partnerships, and you think to yourself they're great in their own respects but they're so much greater combined. That was Joe Montana and Dwight Clark. The combination of the two of them was mesmerizing." – Carmen Policy

- "He was a guy that really represented what our team was – young and fun-loving and enjoying life. He just really seemed to enjoy all aspects of it." – Keena Turner

- "Even with the threat of that younger guy coming in to take his job, if you put on that uniform he was going to do anything possible to make you a better football player." – Jerry Rice

This year, the 11-episode season of the highly-acclaimed series A Football Life airs Friday at 8:00 PM ET. Below is a broadcast schedule for upcoming episodes of A Football Life:

November 9 – Bill Cowher

– Bill Cowher November 16 – Mike Holmgren

– Mike Holmgren November 23 – Cris Collinsworth





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