Two days after he delivered an emotional halftime speech at Levi's Stadium, former 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark this morning offered his most expansive public comments since he revealed he had ALS in March. During a 14-minute interview on KNBR's Murph & Mac Show, Clark, 60, spoke candidly about his battle with the terminal disease that affects nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. "I'm just hoping that it plateaus at some point before I get all the way to the end," Clark said. "Where I can't move, and talk, and all that. But my wife (Kelly) has been incredible. She's taken over the gigantic load of having to do everything because I can barely pick up a bag right now.
49ers’ Dwight Clark candidly details battle with ALS
Published Oct 24, 2017 at 11:15 AM
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