31. 'One of the great mysteries' -- The story of three 49ers diagnosed with ALS

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2017

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

San Francisco 49ers legend Dwight Clark was recently diagnosed with ALS, sending shockwaves through the franchise and fan base. It also recalled memories of three 49ers teammates from the mid-1960s who were all diagnosed with ALS following their football careers. In this special edition of The 49ers Insider Podcast, Matt Maiocco explores the mysterious story of those three men -- Matt Hazeltine, Gary Lewis and Bob Waters. (Episode 31) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	A US Senator destroyed by blackmail.
0:03.0	He was not bound by the truth or by facts.
0:06.0	The country's most outrageous political demagogue
0:09.0	ascending toward the peak of American power.
0:12.0	Millions upon millions of devoted followers.
0:15.0	This is a story of heroes willing to face down tyranny
0:18.0	and the risk to the country if they fail.
0:21.0	Rachel Maddo presents Ultra, season two of the chart-topping original podcast.
0:27.0	Listen now.
0:28.0	And it just is one of the great mysteries of all time I think on how that occurred.
0:41.2	Some of the guys that we're going to talk about were my teammates when I was a rookie in 1964.
0:48.0	Here we get into a relatively controversial subject.
0:52.0	As far as being concerned, I think you're a fool if you're not concerned.
0:58.5	I'm Matt Mayoko, and this is the 49ers Insider Podcast on NBC Sports Bay Area.
1:04.0	On March 19th, Dwight Clark made the announcement that those close to him had known for quite
1:11.0	some time.
1:13.2	Clark went public to reveal his condition.
1:15.7	He has ALS.
1:18.3	It was a crushing blow to those around the 49ers and to his many fans. Dwight Clark's leaping six-yard touchdown grab of a
1:26.0	Joe Montana pass on January 10th 1982 lifted the 49ers to their first Super Bowl
1:31.7	appearance. The catch provided the 49ers with a 2827
1:36.8	victory over the Dallas Cowboys and the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park.
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