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October 27, 2006
'The Catch' May Rise Again: A possible re-enactment of The Catch in observance of the 25th anniversary of the most famous play in 49ers history is in the works as part of alumni day activities at halftime of the Minnesota game Nov. 5 at Candlestick.
posted by irunfromclones to football at 07:25 PM - 9 comments
I'm a hard core 49ers fan, and I even think the catch is overrated, to an extent. I mean, I know Dwight Clark had to jump incredibly high, grabbed it by his fingertips in the back of the endzone with almost no time left on the clock to win the NFC Championship from the Cowboys, but if any player did that same thing in a regular game, it would just be a really fricken awesome catch. It was just the circumstances that made it so huge. Wait a sec.... after describing it, "The Catch" was AMAZING!
posted by zachaweenus at 08:40 PM on October 27, 2006
I wonder how many takes it going to be until they finally get it right? Director: OK, Montana to Clark: Take 257 Ready, set,aaaand, ACTION !!!
posted by Ghastly1 at 08:47 PM on October 27, 2006
rcade, we couldn't blame that one on Danny White, eh?
posted by mjkredliner at 08:55 PM on October 27, 2006
Ranks right up there w/Willie Mays' 1954 catch of the the ball hit off the bat of Vic Wirtz at the Polo Grounds!AWESOME!UNBELIEVABLE!
posted by mdavidsf at 06:19 AM on October 28, 2006
Great play, but please, spare me any re-enactment. That seems to me like a bunch of 10-year olds playing out in the yard pretending to be NFL players. I think those guys being there and watching it on the scoreboard would be plenty. Besides, it's not like you have to search too hard any given moment to see that replay somewhere. I agree Clark would probably drop the pass this time.
posted by dyams at 07:36 AM on October 28, 2006
This is what you do when your team is 2-4.
posted by jpeterson at 08:28 AM on October 28, 2006
More people are going to show up for the re-enactment than for the game.
posted by irunfromclones at 02:23 PM on October 30, 2006
I was so happy it was like a angel blessed them
posted by Hello at 09:23 PM on November 08, 2006
If they re-enact The Catch, I'm going to re-enact The Retch. I hate that friggin' play. Jump, Everson! Jump!