That would be my intro to a Montana bio pick, opening line, "Dwight be ready" (catch happens) and just a quick cut to a little boy very upset he can't see the game. And the mother exclaims "Tommy they won" cut right back to Montana getting into too talls face. And title card.
Where did he actually say he was at that game? - all he said was "This is probably my first Football memory ever" - ya ever heard of watching games in front of a TV folks?
@@denisrutz he said he was at “the catch”. He also said everyone jumped up and he got freaked out. Then he said his mom‘s got a cute picture of them and he was 4, And they showed the actual foto of him and his mom. Are you ok?
I never noticed the pump fake to get the Dallas D lineman to jump and clear a passing lane. There was never and still has never been a cooler quarterback than Joe Montana. Dwight Clark was in a league of his own.
I think the pump was more about stopping the rush- Joe was about to be sacked- and buying an extra half second till Dwight was open. Those rushers were TALL. and Joe still had to throw OVER them😄
@@thinkofitthisway7804 In my opinion, Joe Montana is the greatest quarterback to ever lace up a pair of cleats. The evidence is incontrovertible. Not only does he have the statistical prowess, but he consistently came up aces in big games, with four Super Bowl championships to boot and zero losses in the big game.
The thing about football is that a play will last 5 seconds, but the all the thought and effort each player is putting forth is unspeakable. Time slows down so much on the field of battle.
The real overrated..his entire career he only got his team to the Superbowl 4 times..That means he wasen't even the second best quarterback in the league for most of his career.🤣 Brady is far superior in Every statistical catagory, only one Goat..
More than 40 years ago, and I remember exactly where I was. I still get goosebumps every time I see it. 16 - the best there ever was. 87 - you were part of a play that will live forever. RIP
One of the greatest plays of all time, but the game wasn't over yet. Dallas got the ball on the kickoff, and Danny White hit Pearson on a crossing pattern. He was one step away from breaking it for a TD, which would have overwritten history. Eric Wright made a one arm horse collar tackle (which would likely be a 15-yard penalty today), to save the day. On the next play the 49ers' line got to White and made him fumble, recovered by the defense to seal the win.
My favorite of all. His focus & concentration & skill & gifts & talent surpasses every quarterback there is. If he was playing now in this just happened Superbowl my 49 ers would of never lost but it is what it is. He's a joy to watch
Almost everything was perfect. Joe pumped, Dwight doubled back, Joe fired, Dwight leaped to catch the ball. All witnessed by Tom. And captured by Peacock. Only imperfection: 18 years later, they didn't draft Tom.
I was 10 years old when I see this game and this play and I know that brady have a better numbers and achievements that Joe Montana, but I am older enough, and Brady is great , but I chose Montana any Sunday, he was spectacular is this kind of games ,
Years later Dwight and Joe would play-argue about who deserved the most credit for that play. Dwight would say “It’s called The Catch, not The Throw!” RIP Dwight.
Here for tears, chills and cheers after Super Bowl VXIII 2024! CONGRATULATIONS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS! 🥳 Thank You, Bill, Joe, Dwight and team for the great memories! 👍
I remember that game and I was so over joyed and screaming when that play happened. But I wish Clark still had the ball to keep. I heard he gave it to the ball boy
I was at a buddy's house, with another half dozen friends from college, and we were all crouched in front of the couch and chairs we had been sitting on before this play. Everyone came off the ground at the same time because it looked like a busted play. Montana had Cowboys all over him, and it looked like he was just going to throw it away out of the back of the end zone. Plus, the camera angle made it look like Clark came out of nowhere. It was a magic moment that stands still in time and it was why the NFL was so fun to watch back during that time.
Yes,,,, the SF 49ers with this Montana to Clark touchdown pass,, STUNG the Cowboys,,, just like how some six years earlier,, the Cowboys with the Staubach to Drew Pearson Hail Mary TD pass,,, STUNG the Vikings. Only difference is,, the 49ers did that in front of their own "home" crowd,,,, while the Cowboys did that on the road,, in front of the Viking fans.
Both QBs had their struggles in this game, Montana had 3 picks and a lost fumble but when he needed to be great, he delivered! And Clark ended up with 8 catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
Joe never had to "cheat" to win... He was from the era, "It's not if you win or lose it's how you play the game"!!! Loved Joe!!! After I got over him constantly beating up the "Rams"!!! 😂
And so many thought it was a broken play; the whole thing was by design. Yet to my knowledge the full truth didn't come out until years later. It's awesome (and fitting) how a young Tom Brady was there to experience it. The Vin Scully call on the play was nothing short of fantastic. Whenever I re-watch The Catch it lifts my spirits!
If Brady played in this era of football and wasn’t coddled by the refs for 20 years, he would not have even come close to winning 1 ring in the 80’s or 90’s.
Excuse me??? Check other videos. You'll see Clark jumping 2-3 feet in the air and had to stretch back to catch the ball. I saw it live on TV. Will never forget that play.
Dont follow US football and don’t know anything about this!… but it still gives me goosebumps… I guess sporting moments of greatness touch us all. Maybe Beckham’s free kick against Greece in the last minute is close for us Brits. 🏉⚽️😅
I was there, and I'll say it a million times...If I had to choose 1 QB to win a game to save my life, it would be Joe...with Joe on the bench in case Leonard Marshall was close by.
I always appreciated this play, 100%. It might be a generational thing but I felt that the catch 2 was more impressive. Young threw that ball in the ONLY place it could have been, and Owens makes an amazing catch while getting blasted by defenders...
I thought that was just a well-thrown pass - Montana throws it perfectly so either Dwight catches it or it safely goes out of bounds. But what about the 'Immaculate Reception'? 1972 Steelers vs Raiders, 30 seconds left, Bradshaw throws on -the-run to Tatum, bounces off Tatum and a Raider Defensive back, looks like its going to be an incomplete pass until Franco Harris grabs it on-the-run just before it hits the ground and runs it past three Raider defenders for a TD that wins it for the Steelers.
The most iconic pass in football history is when Xavi passed the ball to Messi and than Messi passed true 5,6,7 playsrs including tk from his own half and scored.
Joe says they practiced the play but the option part never quite worked. Then he says they ran the play on many occasions in.games but NEVER ONCE threw it to Dwight! So this was not only the first time they ran it in a game, it was the first time.it ever was succesful Sheesh! Amazing!##
Episode 1: 14:57 No, Ken Griffey Sr. was NOT a "high school classmate." Griffey was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1969. Joe Montana graduated HS 5 years later.
Montana makes the throw, Clark makes the catch, Brady looking on in the stands. How it really happened. Like a movie.
That would be my intro to a Montana bio pick, opening line, "Dwight be ready" (catch happens) and just a quick cut to a little boy very upset he can't see the game. And the mother exclaims "Tommy they won" cut right back to Montana getting into too talls face. And title card.
All 3 of them that day.
Pro football doesn't get any better than that.
Rest in peace Dwight Clark rest in peace
I'll catch you on the other side my friend
I can't believe Tom Brady was at this Game, and it was his earliest Football memory! Crazy!
We find out many years later Brady was at that game.
Poetry
Where did he actually say he was at that game? - all he said was "This is probably my first Football memory ever" - ya ever heard of watching games in front of a TV folks?
@@denisrutz he said he was at “the catch”. He also said everyone jumped up and he got freaked out. Then he said his mom‘s got a cute picture of them and he was 4, And they showed the actual foto of him and his mom.
Are you ok?
Why do I cry when I watch this?
I guess because I lived it, along with my fellow San Franciscans.
You can't imagine the joy we all felt.
Cuz it reminds you how old you are.
im 23 i hope i get a memory like that
@@kingpin-zc3zwI’m 36, it’s coming man it’s coming 🤝🏼
I never noticed the pump fake to get the Dallas D lineman to jump and clear a passing lane. There was never and still has never been a cooler quarterback than Joe Montana. Dwight Clark was in a league of his own.
Right. And, Joe threw off the WRONG foot!
@@brucemarshall3446 Now that part, I ALWAYS noticed! He was a textbook, perfect QB.
I think the pump was more about stopping the rush- Joe was about to be sacked- and buying an extra half second till Dwight was open.
Those rushers were TALL. and Joe still had to throw OVER them😄
This play still gives me the chills!! Was at the game with my parents 12 years old such a great memory !!!!!!!
Montana was the "Cool Hand Luke" of football. The best ever!
Best ever?? You are joking.
@@thinkofitthisway7804 In my opinion, Joe Montana is the greatest quarterback to ever lace up a pair of cleats. The evidence is incontrovertible. Not only does he have the statistical prowess, but he consistently came up aces in big games, with four Super Bowl championships to boot and zero losses in the big game.
@@danwalker9999 The sad ending is when San Fran dropped him off at KC.
Yes the best ever, unlike Tom, he didn't cheat and never lost a Superbowl
@@danwalker9999 Jealous of Brady much🤣
Joe Montana the best quarterback ever
Amen.
Why’d they have to put Brady in this? It ruined everything. So what if he was at the game?
I would take Marino over him
Brady and it's not even close
The goat. Nothing in football quite like a Montana drive, late in the 4th quarter, and 6 points behind.
The thing about football is that a play will last 5 seconds, but the all the thought and effort each player is putting forth is unspeakable. Time slows down so much on the field of battle.
Very interesting take
I loved when Dwight pointed out that it wasn't called "The Throw" 😅 he and Montana were the best of friends on and off the field. R.I.P. Dwight
Montana has so much class
I would have agreed with you Dan about 5 years ago. I always held Joe in high regard. That is until he started dissing Tom Brady.
Joe is the greatest qb ever. He was beat up, not like the qb's these days and was still unstoppable.
if montana had played under today's rules, just imagine what he couldve done
Montana is the real 🐐
San Fran sucked him dry then traded him to KC before it was over.
Is that a donkey?
Agreed
Montana is the greatest
The real overrated..his entire career he only got his team to the Superbowl 4 times..That means he wasen't even the second best quarterback in the league for most of his career.🤣 Brady is far superior in Every statistical catagory, only one Goat..
Many of today's quarterbacks would not survive a 16 game season with the rules of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Absolutely 💪⚡️ I’m 59 soon and agree wholeheartedly ✊
True
They don’t survive now.
Absolutely, football was a different game then
The Dream Team Walsh what a Genius . Had a lot of WEAPONS Montana the GOAT and also RICE.
The late Bill Walsh needed a doctor who can dissect opposing defense Hey Joe Montana what's the doctor of Bill Walsh's offense 👍
Yes
Rice was amazing to watch him run was so awesome.
Ronnie Lott on defence wasn’t too bad either. That guy had no concept of self preservation.
Crazy Tom Brady was there ~ Joe Montana was the greatest under pressure.
The stats and the results tell a completely different story. The boy who was watching in the crowd, grew up to outdo his idol.
More than 40 years ago, and I remember exactly where I was. I still get goosebumps every time I see it. 16 - the best there ever was. 87 - you were part of a play that will live forever. RIP
RIP Bill and Dwight 🙏
Montana was unreal.
49ers were unreal in the 80's.
One of the greatest plays of all time, but the game wasn't over yet. Dallas got the ball on the kickoff, and Danny White hit Pearson on a crossing pattern. He was one step away from breaking it for a TD, which would have overwritten history. Eric Wright made a one arm horse collar tackle (which would likely be a 15-yard penalty today), to save the day. On the next play the 49ers' line got to White and made him fumble, recovered by the defense to seal the win.
Hail Mary to Pearson was a better play.
Joe Montana, has secured his place in 🏈 football 🏈 history.
My favorite of all. His focus & concentration & skill & gifts & talent surpasses every quarterback there is. If he was playing now in this just happened Superbowl my 49 ers would of never lost but it is what it is. He's a joy to watch
Almost everything was perfect.
Joe pumped, Dwight doubled back, Joe fired, Dwight leaped to catch the ball.
All witnessed by Tom.
And captured by Peacock.
Only imperfection: 18 years later, they didn't draft Tom.
Considering the stakes and pressure, this was the single greatest touch pass in NFL history
I was 10 years old when I see this game and this play and I know that brady have a better numbers and achievements that Joe Montana, but I am older enough, and Brady is great , but I chose Montana any Sunday, he was spectacular is this kind of games ,
7 rings 6 game winning drives in super bowl clutch is tom brady
@@seanhester8394 sorry you haven’t seen any of those super bowls. Pretty clear
Explained last comment lol
@@javi8674 because he lost the conference matches. So 1 -0 is better than 99-1.?
28-3, even that sunday?
Probably...the most iconic play in NFL history!
Joe Montana-fast thinking and cool hands... don't forget quick legs...One & only THE GOAT!
RIP DC. There will be others; you will never be replaced.
I remember that play.Those guys were exciting to watch and some of the best. Montana was my favorite QB.
The play that got me excited about football!
Years later Dwight and Joe would play-argue about who deserved the most credit for that play. Dwight would say “It’s called The Catch, not The Throw!” RIP Dwight.
Joe was possibly the best Quarterback ever! He was cool, and made people eat their words.
To bad he got traded to KC before it was over.
Not possibly he is the best ever, never lost a Superbowl
@@brucekay9290 so you telling me going 4 for 4 is better than going 7 for 10?
@@brucekay9290
1.Brady
2.Montana
3.Marino
4.Vick
5.Rodgers
Tom brady will forever be the GOAT, montana is still a legend but brady is the greatest
@@ercihanates6504 yup
Absolutely amazing what he could deliver under pressure.
Here for tears, chills and cheers after Super Bowl VXIII 2024! CONGRATULATIONS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS! 🥳
Thank You, Bill, Joe, Dwight and team for the great memories! 👍
Awesome. I still remember that day😀
Brady was the guy you went with when a field goal would win. But if you had to get in the end zone, you gave the ball to Joe.
@Evil Monkey that’s exactly what I have been saying since Brady came into the league. That and Montana took over a 2-14 team, not a 9-7 team.
Last I checked Brady has the greatest comeback of all time against Atlanta.
@@noles9998 Montana is a better qb and played in era when the QB was treated like any other player
I remember that game and I was so over joyed and screaming when that play happened. But I wish Clark still had the ball to keep. I heard he gave it to the ball boy
He actually kept it. It was in the documentary when they interviewed him, he showed that he kept the ball all that time.
I was at a buddy's house, with another half dozen friends from college, and we were all crouched in front of the couch and chairs we had been sitting on before this play. Everyone came off the ground at the same time because it looked like a busted play. Montana had Cowboys all over him, and it looked like he was just going to throw it away out of the back of the end zone. Plus, the camera angle made it look like Clark came out of nowhere. It was a magic moment that stands still in time and it was why the NFL was so fun to watch back during that time.
That was the last time I cried over a sporting event. And cried like a baby. What a beautiful and unbelievable thing to see.
This and 65 toss power trap 2 of the greatest plays in NFL history.
Yes,,,, the SF 49ers with this Montana to Clark touchdown pass,, STUNG the Cowboys,,, just like how some six years earlier,, the Cowboys with the Staubach to Drew Pearson Hail Mary TD pass,,, STUNG the Vikings. Only difference is,, the 49ers did that in front of their own "home" crowd,,,, while the Cowboys did that on the road,, in front of the Viking fans.
No gloves, no fancy nothing, just pure talent!
Can’t deny that the best quarterback of all time was in the stadium that day.
Yes, Joe Montana the greatest ever, certainly was in the stadium that day.
Both QBs had their struggles in this game, Montana had 3 picks and a lost fumble but when he needed to be great, he delivered! And Clark ended up with 8 catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
I don’t care what team you root for. You gotta love Joe Montana.
Joe Montana is the man bar none
Joe never had to "cheat" to win... He was from the era, "It's not if you win or lose it's how you play the game"!!! Loved Joe!!! After I got over him constantly beating up the "Rams"!!! 😂
And so many thought it was a broken play; the whole thing was by design. Yet to my knowledge the full truth didn't come out until years later. It's awesome (and fitting) how a young Tom Brady was there to experience it. The Vin Scully call on the play was nothing short of fantastic. Whenever I re-watch The Catch it lifts my spirits!
Still the greatest ever Joe
Finally someone talks about the fact that they had scored on that same play in the first quarter.
Well, Brady was 4 years old, and I was 33. But I was right there in the end zone stands--I'll never forget!!
Greatest sport memory of my entire life!
never tire of this.still gives me goosebumps
I loved this game SO much! I remember it like it was yesterday. So great to rewatch it.
If Brady played in this era of football and wasn’t coddled by the refs for 20 years, he would not have even come close to winning 1 ring in the 80’s or 90’s.
Joe Montana makes the throw, Dwight makes the catch!
Tom Brady: hold my chocolate milk.
Now Montana is holding Brady's chocolate milk.
Tnis really shoud have been called "the throw", because Clark jumped all of six inches in the air to catch a perfectly thrown ball.
Excuse me??? Check other videos. You'll see Clark jumping 2-3 feet in the air and had to stretch back to catch the ball.
I saw it live on TV. Will never forget that play.
Love the WAY he, PLAY !! 🌅🌈😃🕯️🖌️🎨✨✨😀🌟✨☀️
The goat man it was fun watching him play
Montana the best coreback I have ever seen
That was magic….which is the thrill of competition
Wow!!!!
Wow 👏👏
I was 11 sitting in front of the TV watching that game. Danny white, Tony Dorset, Too Tall Jones. I wanted to see Dallas and Cincy in the superbowl.
That play sucked!
@@nickstrapko7549 I always thought Montana looked like Barry Manilow.
1:01 even the ref is hyped 😂😂
The original Joe cool 😎 the catch that made him a legend hey he was 4-0 winning the super bowl had to be undefeated before Tom Brady he was the 🐐 !
Montana still is the 🐐
Joe was Tom's childhood hero. Rodgers too! Both wanted to get drafted by the 9er's, and I wish one of them were!
Wasn't Joe Namath the original Joe Cool?
This so sad. These old dudes reliving their memories.
Not sad. Memories are all we really have.
Perfect play
Dont follow US football and don’t know anything about this!… but it still gives me goosebumps… I guess sporting moments of greatness touch us all.
Maybe Beckham’s free kick against Greece in the last minute is close for us Brits. 🏉⚽️😅
Montana Super Star !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was there, and I'll say it a million times...If I had to choose 1 QB to win a game to save my life, it would be Joe...with Joe on the bench in case Leonard Marshall was close by.
In keeping with Montana's general humility, it's called the "catch" not the throw.
Oh, yeah!
I tried to like this video 87 times but it wouldn't let me.
I always appreciated this play, 100%. It might be a generational thing but I felt that the catch 2 was more impressive. Young threw that ball in the ONLY place it could have been, and Owens makes an amazing catch while getting blasted by defenders...
Fabulous Freedie Solomon from the university of Tampa.
RIP Dwight Clark.
Top 10 at most.
We need an ESPN 30 for 30 on the 80’s 49ers.
Or a docu-series similar to “The Last Dance”.
Mark harmon aka agent Gibbs is narrating !!! 🔥
I thought that was just a well-thrown pass - Montana throws it perfectly so either Dwight catches it or it safely goes out of bounds. But what about the 'Immaculate Reception'? 1972 Steelers vs Raiders, 30 seconds left, Bradshaw throws on -the-run to Tatum, bounces off Tatum and a Raider Defensive back, looks like its going to be an incomplete pass until Franco Harris grabs it on-the-run just before it hits the ground and runs it past three Raider defenders for a TD that wins it for the Steelers.
Joe and that 49er team was the only real dynasty.
Joe Montana is the best bar none
GOAT
The most iconic pass in football history is when Xavi passed the ball to Messi and than Messi passed true 5,6,7 playsrs including tk from his own half and scored.
Joe says they practiced the play but the option part never quite worked.
Then he says they ran the play on many occasions in.games but NEVER ONCE threw it to Dwight!
So this was not only the first time they ran it in a game, it was the first time.it ever was succesful
Sheesh!
Amazing!##
I was at the game. It was so exciting, the best. BUT. Without THE TACKLE ( Eric Wright ), The Catch would have been just an afterthought.
Had Wright not made the tackle on Pearson things would’ve been different.. This play would’ve been just a great play.
That last voice was Joe Namath’s.
I thought it was Jimmy the Greek at first.
The first voice is John Madden, the second voice is Phyllis George, and the third voice is Jimmy the Greek, aka Jimmy Snyder.
I was 17 year olds and watch this and still get chills to this day
Tom brady was at that game??? thats legit legendary stuff right there
Forget about the catch! the only play that was huge was eric wrights horse collar tackle of drew pearson
Episode 1: 14:57
No, Ken Griffey Sr. was NOT a "high school classmate." Griffey was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1969. Joe Montana graduated HS 5 years later.
It almost looks like he was throwing it away, way high, but Clark went up and got it.
Joe was all time favorite with Kenny Stabler of the Oakland Raiders 😂❤😊loved these guys !
The 49ERS had 12 guys on the field on that play. John Madden counted them on the screen. No one ever mentions that. There should have been a penalty.
Real
Dwight made it great
Joe is a true People’s Champion QB. On the field he was Joe Cool of the field he’s an average Joe
Wonder if someone knew,
Who's the gentleman at the end saying
" There is no question on my mind ......"
The real GOAT while baby goat watches and learns. 🤣