Tom Brady posted a tribute on Instagram to his childhood hero Dwight Clark, who passed away from ALS on Monday. He was 61.
A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady) on Jun 4, 2018 at 4:34pm PDT
"Dwight Clark was one of my idols growing up in San Mateo. I was lucky enough to be at the game where my hero Joe Montana perfectly placed the game winning throw/catch to Dwight in the corner of the end zone to beat the cowboys in the 1981 season. I was 4 years old and cried to my parents the entire first half because I couldn't see the field when the grown ups would stand and scream for the 49ers. I got a chance to meet him when we happened to share the same orthodontist in San Mateo and I sabotaged one of his visits just to meet him and shake his hand. He was incredibly gracious to me that day as a young boy. And I never forgot the impact he made on me as all of our heroes do. I am sad tonight hearing of his passing of ALS but I know he is now resting and at peace finally after many years valiantly fighting such a terrible disease. Thank you for the great memories and RIP! ----," Brady wrote alongside a picture of "The Catch."
Respect --Tom Brady was in attendance at Candlestick to witness The Catch. pic.twitter.com/Wa0MzEvyGk
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) June 5, 2018"Condolences to the clark family we lost a great one!," Willie McGinest commented on Brady's post.
And Mark Wahlberg commented "Rip" in case anyone was wondering how Mark Wahlberg would respond to this.
