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Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija does not see the video of Dwight Clark's famous catch the way ordinary fans do. Samardzija has the perspective of a former college wide receiver.
What most impressed Samardzija about Clark's gravity-defying grab in the 1981 NFC Championship Game against the Cowboys was his hands, specifically the equipment the 49ers great was not wearing.
Gloves.
"To watch the hands he had and the plays he made, just barehanded and old-school, was unbelievable," Samardzija said Tuesday when asked to reflect on Clark the day after the 49ers Hall of Famer died at 61.